Is Ales Kotalik on the way out?
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jan 20, 2010 11:14 PM EST
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PrintI know we don't like to get into a lot of rumors, but this one comes from someone who is usually in the know when it comes to stuff like this. Remember, this is unconfirmed until something happens, but it's something to think about.
Tonight on Blueshirt Banter Radio, we got what could be a little bit of a scoop. Our good friend Ricky, who does a tremendous amount of sports marketing and promotion, including a lot with the Rangers, had a card signing booked for Ales Kotalikin March. Ricky has received a call from Kotalik's agent cancelling the signing, and has refunded the money to Ricky that he paid up front for the signing.
According to the agent, Kotalik has asked for a trade, telling the Rangers he is not happy with the organization, and wants to be traded, released, or he will defect to Russia. Kotalik has allegedly told the Rangers he would like to be traded out west.
Worth keeping an eye on at this point.
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Getting him out of the system is a step in the right direction.
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 20, 2010 11:16 PM EST reply actions
+1
dont let the door hit you in the @$$ on the way out.
by truebluesince75 on Jan 21, 2010 9:06 AM EST up reply actions
no
let the god damn door hit him on the way out
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
Buh-bye.
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by irishsuperhero on Jan 20, 2010 11:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Right Now....
this would be a great move. I read that his NTC kicks in starting next season, so the earlier the better. No point in keeping him if he is not going to play.
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by Nick Montemagno on Jan 20, 2010 11:25 PM EST reply actions
even if it kicks in now
all he has to do is waive it
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
as much as i cant stand rozi i want no part of souray. the dude is -16 in 32 games, is hurt a lot and has an even bigger cap number than rozi.
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah...
…but Souray is a free-agent after this season, so he comes off the books. Plus, he’s much better than Rozi on the power-play. Him and Del Zotto on the point would be scary. It’s probably moot though, because finding a team to take Rozi’s contract is unlikely. Then again, I thought the same about Gomez.
check again Souray has 2 years left. if he only had 1 then maybe i could deal with it.
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 12:39 AM EST up reply actions
Just stick it out with Rozi, hes playing well as of late and only has 1 more year. Lets not get crazy here with big names that are over the hill.
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 21, 2010 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
really???? oh well whatever I still want no part of Souray, hes bad news.
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 21, 2010 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
obviously i agree.
rozi 2 years 4 mil 3 mil (5mil cap hit)
souray 2 years 4.5 mil 4.5 mil (5.4 mil cap hit)
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
yeah but if they take both Rozy and Kotalik off our hands
just for Souray, I might think about it
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
I want no part of Sheldon Souray as well. The Rangers don’t need another defenseman who has the ability to put the puck in the net. B/w Gilroy, MDZ, Sanguinetti they’re covered in that department. What they need is somebody who can clear the crease.
by John Merrigan on Jan 21, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe you’re thinking of the other Souray…..
When Craig MacTavish speaks, I’ll listen.
“It’s just plain lethal,” former Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish said. “But don’t be confused about Sheldon. He provides more than just a big shot. He’s big and strong and nasty to play against. He makes an impact that way, too.”
If they want Rozsival and Kotalik for Souray, I’m listening. Hell, I’m buying all 3 of them their 1st class plane tickets…..
They won’t take Kotalik back. They have cap issues as is.
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
not to mention the 2nd worst record in the league so why would they want to pay him 3 mil and commit to 2 more years.
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Gentlemen:
If your replies really are to me (which I have to expect given the indent/nesting) then: Context is important. Really.
My reply was strictly to Ryan and his clear the crease comment regarding Sourary.
And I’ll stand by the comment – if they want Rozsival and Kotalik for Souray – I’m there. How they fit it under the cap is their issue, not yours/mine/ours.
Now – before we all get our shorts in a knot – the REALITY is quite as you’ve described. The likelihood of this is infinitesimally small.
So tell me – if they offered up this deal – would YOU turn it down?? And if so, WHY?
they would never offer this deal, their goal is to rebuild and retool, they may be ok with Rozsival if only because of Renney’s influence, but Kotalik as well? Forget about it.
The Rangers don’t need another aged, expensive, defenseman. I’d rather have him than Rozy but the Rangers would likely have to give up a prospect and a pick.
No thnaks.
by John Merrigan on Jan 21, 2010 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
yeah but thats not what is going to happen
by John Merrigan on Jan 21, 2010 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
I don't mind Rosi right now....
It gets late real early out here....
by FreeBradshaw on Jan 21, 2010 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
MSG?
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
and maybe the reason the organization is in trouble is because they give bums like Kotalik 9M over 3 years.
by nyrangerfan521 on Jan 21, 2010 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
Don't forget Brashear, Redden and Rozsival
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
Please make it so...
He was a $9 million mistake. Great shot, nothing else. Let Voros stay in the lineup on the 4th line—he’s looked good since he was given an opportunity.
The vibe in the last two games has been that of the relentless Tortorella style that makes his teams hard to play against. It’s taken awhile, but this team is starting to find an identity.
i called this a couple days ago that they would make him so upset he would go to the KHL. i would rather trade him so it wouldnt matter if he came back, but just to save 3 mil the next two years is something to celebrate.
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 12:19 AM EST reply actions
SEEEEEE YAAAAAA!!!
all he possesses is a heavy shot and shootout ability. I would rather have had Jagr back at the cap hit he brought to the table. He sucks. Possible kovalchuck piece? Maybe 2 first rounders sanguinetti and kotalik for kovie.
by RangerFan5 on Jan 21, 2010 12:47 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Oh for sure, hes the only one with enough talent to not get a shot off twice.
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 21, 2010 1:23 AM EST up reply actions
so out west:
Edm is out of it so cant see them taking him.
Cgy needs PP help
Phx if he cant play for torts he cant play for tippett.
LAK could be interesting
SJ has no cap space
Van already has great PP
Ana dont see them buying
Cbj we know Hitch and eastern european players
Det doesnt really fit their mold
Chi no need
Min has space and could use O
if sather can get this done it would be a late holiday gift though i fear what he would take back.
LA is going to leave themselves room for Kovalchuk.
Minnesota just dumped Sykora…can’t see them taking on Kotalik.
You left out Colorado and St. Louis. But they’re no’s anyway.
That leaves two:
Nashville – league bottom PP and tons of cap space.
Calgary – Phaneuf is rumored out, but he’s got a huge contract, much longer than Rozi’s. But if you can trade something like Rozi, Kotalik and Sangs for Phaneuf, I think you do it. (though the Avery factor probably says no to that).
Maybe we can trade Kotalik to Calgary for Dawes, Sjostrom and/or Lundmark.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 8:46 AM EST up reply actions
He won't be bought out (not that you said he would)
And I can’t assume he would be waived so he probably will get traded.
Personally? He loved Edmonton but I see no reason why they would bring him back especially since they are one of the worsts in the league,
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
Well also, just because he’d “prefer” to go West doesn’t mean they have to listen to him, at least until the NTC kicks in.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
yeah thats true
but how many Eastern teams are going to take a guy who “really ants to go out west” and already requested to be moved
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
There's not alot of fit anyway
His only value is on the PP, so most teams would shy away from him unless they’re desperate to fix the PP (or are dumb). So in the East, that leaves Ottawa, Toronto, or Florida. (i’m assuming Pitt, Car, and the Isles would be definite no’s)
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Cap question
if Kotalik goes to the KHL, is his cap hit removed?
and extra 3 mil can buy a nice 2nd-line scorer (one who actually back checks on the PP please).
by truebluesince75 on Jan 21, 2010 9:09 AM EST reply actions
I do believe it is
if they defect.
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
yeah it will be removed, most likely there will be some sort of loan agreement and the KHL team will pay his salary.
by John Merrigan on Jan 21, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Is there something we all can do to move this idea along?
Should one of us remove a horse’s head and put it at the foot of Alice’s bed?
It gets late real early out here....
This is a rumor I definitely believe. Just another lazy player.
I’m gonna miss his point shot though. =(
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
Are you going to miss
how HE misses his point shots?
by Lunkwill Fook on Jan 21, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
or are you going to miss
how he gives up way too many odd-man rushes on the PP and then doesn’t back check or does so lazily?
by truebluesince75 on Jan 21, 2010 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
what point shot?
It gets late real early out here....
by FreeBradshaw on Jan 21, 2010 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
There has been a bunch of talk about him being mad and not understanding why he’s scratched. He’ll end up in the KHL.
REALLY???
how can he not understand why he is being scratched. the ego on these guys.
by truebluesince75 on Jan 21, 2010 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Kinda Ironic
I dont know if it’s me, but I kinda find it ironic that any of these Czech players would want to defect to Russia. It’s weird to see a patriotic guy like Jagr that chose his number, 68, as a tribute to the oppression his people suffered at the hands of the Russians now playing in front of those very same people night in and night out…and still wearing his #68 to boot.
But I digress. GOOD RIDDANCE ALES. Hopefully he has room in his suit case for his buddy Roszival!
one down and three to go
if this going to happen shortly than we have one out of four out the door. The remaining Redden, Rozy and the awesome Donald Brasher:)
Wow; Drury is no longer on this list. :)
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no
lol
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Oh come on! I called this eight months ago!
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
you did call it
ill give you credit.
and yea i have become very thankful for having drury, he is proving his worth even if it might not be on the scoresheet
by Ahmad Bradshaw on Jan 21, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
You guys made a mistake.....
See….you have to “engineer” a really outlandish scenario. Post it up as if it was accomplished fact. Then charge access fees to your new “rumor banter” board.
Then retire to Pago-Pago (or your tropical island of choice) with the profits….
Hey – it’s worked for “Malkin to the Kings” and Schmecklund…….. :-D
Something like: “Kotalik seeks reunion with Afinogenov – Rangers Happy to oblige if they can get Kovalchuk” Package on the table is Kotalik, Rissmiller, Brashear, Locke, 2010 1st and 2nd round picks for Kovalchuk. Insiders say announcement soon.
OOOOOHHH!!! Better yet.....
Since it’s now coming across that Laraque is done in MTL, make it a 3 way deal with ATL and MTL!!!
ROFLMAO
You're thinking too small
MTL gets Brashear and Dennis Wideman
ATL gets Phaneuf, Rask, Kaberle, Philly’s 3rd in 2015
Calgary gets Frolov, Rozsival, and Phoenix’s 2nd in 2013.
Boston gets Kovalchuk, Giroux and Philly’s 2nd in 2022.
Kings get Mueller, Jeff Carter, Laraque and Locke
Rangers get Blake Wheeler, Kyle Turris and Ian White
Coyotes get Sanguinetti, Cogliano, and Toronto’s #1 (which will be first overall after the NHL rigs the lottery for their own franchise)
Oilers gets Kotalik, Kubina, Schenn and Boston’s 7th in 2019.
Leafs gets Alex Tanguay and their own picks back from Boston, other than the #1.
Flyers get the rights to Filatov, Jonathan Bernier and Colby Armstrong
Blue Jackets gets Jovanovski and the Rangers 1st in 2014.
Tampa Bay gets Halak and the Oilers 6th in 2017.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I dont even want to know how long that took you to shake out lol.
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 21, 2010 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
The difference in the time stamps…about 20 minutes. I have no idea if it works against the cap.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
I'd like to nominate RangerSmurf to tackle Universal Healthcare.
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lmao epic rangersmurf.
we loose brashear roszival kotalik sanguinetti and our 1st in 2014
for wheelter turris and white
awesome!!
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
well of course
You expected it not to be biased for the Rangers? It’s just well hidden.
I did shaft Toronto though. They can have Higgins and Souray too.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
Joe or Jim
Would the Rangers think about a Dan Hamhuis/Ales Kotalik swap?
Not saying I’d necessarily want that, but Kotalik would be PP/scoring help for us and the salaries seem to match…
And at any rate, Hamhuis > Redden.
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i dont know enough about him
what type of player is he?
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
like his salary
type of D man, stuff like that
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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 21, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
lets see
If I can give you the short version.
Cap hit is 2M. He’s got underrated offensive ability, but is really above-average one-on-one defending. When he makes a mistake, its really, really bad, but it doesn’t happen often. The thing about Hamhuis is you rarely notice him on the ice, which for a defenseman is good. The problems he’s had this year are attributed to his partner, Kevin Klein— the two mix like oil and water. My only complaint with Trotz this year has been his refusal to break up that pair.
A lot of media around the league think he could get Shea Weber/Ryan Suter money. He’s capable of top-pair performance and minutes, but is the odd-man out in Nashville thanks to our other two superstar D-men. If I had to describe him in a sentence, I’d say he’s a cross between Weber and Suter skill-wise. Good at moving the puck, solid hitter, and has a vicious hip check.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
chris if the problem in nashville is not cap but actual salary and they would be willing to pay Kots, would they be interested in Roszival who has a 5 mil cap hit but only 4 and 3 mil salaries the next two years, can in some sense replace Hamhuis ice time and has a good shot when he uses it on the PP.
Hamhuis and Ryan Jones for Rozi Kots and a pick/decent prospect
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
no way in Hades
Poile takes Roszival. Sorry, but no.
We have so many young, talented defensemen in the system its a little sad. Jonathan Blum, Teemu Laakso, Ryan Ellis, and on and on. Not taking a guy that high salaried when we can use a guy trained to play Pred hockey who will be just as effective at 1/6 cost as Roszival.
And that doesn’t even address the Ryan Jones addition. The player the Predators REALLY need of the Rangers is Vinny Prospal. But thats another conversation…
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
well i wish the rangers were selling cause prospal would be extremely valuable to a lot of contending teams which would help this team long term.
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
But check this out:
http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2010/1/13/1238650/should-the-nashville-predators
BTW, I also didn’t mention Alex Sulzer, Cody Franson, Robert Dietrich, and Nolan Yonkman. Almost all of these guys could take a good shift in the NHL. Just have a logjam right now. So no need for a D-man.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
i figured as much beforehand, but have to try cause we have the opposite scenario you do where we have the money to spend but not the cap space so to take a team that has the space but not the money is always worth an attempt.
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
Hamuis re-signed with Nashville, he’s off the block.
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
fail
Hamhuis didn’t resign.
That was Kevin Klein.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
Interesting, Bob McKenzie had it on his Twitter yesterday.
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
weird
I’ll go look, I follow McK and didn’t see this.
Almost 100% this didn’t happen because we can’t afford him.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
I definitely read it on my Twitter. I’m going to look for it now.
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
yeah
Nothing on his Twitter about it.
Hamhuis is widely considered as good as gone, be it UFA or before the deadline.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Yea, I think I’m hallucinating a bit. Oh well.
Regardless, no way Nashville takes Kotalik for Hamhuis.
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Why not?
If Hammy is as good as gone and they don’t want to/can’t afford to sign him, and they need PP help (which they do!), then they might as well get something rather than waiting for him to walk as a UFA.
Chris is understating
He’s a legit 1st pair, shutdown D-man. Think M. Staal
Would we take Kotalik for Staal?
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Remember I said we, as in BSB.
Not would Sather.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
there is a big difference in as good as gone and not being able to sign and willing to take on Kotalik and 3 mil for the next two years. much better to let him walk for nothing then get kotalik
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
well
We’re not really sure WHAT Poile is going to take for the Hammer, so I’m just throwing things out there. We need power play help in the worst way.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
So you’re going to take Kotalik, someone who couldn’t even help the Rangers powerplay?
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
He is 2nd on the team in PP points with 16. And they’re 19.5% this year instead of the 13.9% they were last year. He helped some.
Yes I’m aware he has 3PP points in his last 25 after 13 in his first 19. Despite that slump, his 4.32 pts/60 on the PP would still instantly make him #1 on Nashville.
I agree with you about Hamhuis >>> Kotalik, but to say Kotalik did nothing for the PP is overstating.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
Kotalik disappearing is not the cause of the powerplay disappearing, but yes, there is correlation between the two. I believe Kotalik’s presence on the powerplay was over rated. Any shooter suffices there.
Nashville can’t afford Hamhuis, at what is probably going to be $3.5 million. I highly doubt they will be able to afford Kotalik at $3 million.
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve only been looking at cap space, and Nashville has a fuckton of it. But if they can’t pay the players, that’s another story entirely. So yeah, there is that.
And the point play as a whole is the main reason the reason the PP disappeared (they’re still at 16.6% over the last 31, bad, but not awful). Callahan and Gaborik’s production has been steady, but MDZ only has 6 in the last 31 after 9 in his first 19. The combination of the two is what’s likely they cause.
If you don’t have a shot threat at the point, the PK collapses and creates problems, and since MDZ doesn’t shoot consistently, it’s on the other point player. If it ain’t Kotalik, it’s been a problem. Yes any shooter would suffice, but the Rangers don’t currently have many shooters.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
I think it’s a matter of them not being able to afford to pay the players, and not about cap room.
The issue should be getting the players currently on the roster (I’m not counting Kotalik at this point) to shoot. MDZ needs to shoot more. Put Rozsival there and tell him that if he doesn’t shoot (guy has a friggin cannon) then you’re going to kill a kitten.
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
he does have a cannon.
hard low shot that creates BIG rebounds. but he doesnt shoot….
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
he doesnt work hard enough to get shots.
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 21, 2010 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t get me wrong, I’d do that trade in a heartbeat. But I’m trying to think of it from Poile’s perspective.
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
few things
1) You may not realize just how bad our power play has been at some points. Can hardly enter the zone, and then one of the point guys botches a drop pass and we have to start all over. We’ve played Steve Sullivan at the point for long stretches, its been that bad.
2) The ownership has a self-imposed cap due to some financial restraints. I don’t think the $ difference between Kotalik and Hamhuis would matter because Kotalik is already signed, and plus Hamhuis is the 3rd wheel on the bike—1st pair D-man on a team that has probably the 2nd best pairing in the league.
3) Hamhuis is the guy on the PK who constantly flips the puck out of the zone. That said, he’s not that great of a shot blocker. I rarely see him go down.
4) You’d probably be surprised at his offensive acumen, he just assumes a different role here because Weber (and Suter) is an absolute machine in the offensive zone.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t watch the Preds, I didn’t order NHL Center Ice (I’m barely home enough to watch Ranger games). If you’re having trouble entering the zone, it sounds like you need a puck carrier, not a shot-producer from the point. Kotalik did not bring the puck into the zone. That’s Gaborik’s and MDZ’s job.
I assumed it was a self-imposed cap, I mean, you have about $15 million in cap room. I figure ownership has roughly a $45 million cap on player salaries.
The Rangers PK is just fine, I’m more concerned about Redden as a whole than Hamhuis’ ability to block shots. Dubi, Drury and Cally do a fine job at that.
And to address the comment below, if Nashville ownership can afford to trade for Kotalik, I would assume that a trade of Hamhuis for Kotalik +4th or 5th would work?
by Dave Shapiro on Jan 21, 2010 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
if I were David Poile
Then I think long and hard about pulling the trigger on a Hamhuis for Kotalik/pick or prospect.
But, knowing DP like I do, he won’t do it. At the end of the day, I don’t think Kotalik plays “Predator Hockey” like a Patric Hornqvist or a Ryan Callahan does.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
maybe he wants higgins then who plays hard but just cant seem to finish, wont help the pp though. swapping expiring deals could be good for both, while i would much rather deal kots as a ranger fan to eliminate the last 2 years of his deal
by Michael Gleich on Jan 21, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
in fairness
Value for value (not money wise) Poile may want one other thing. I think Hamhuis is probably slightly more valued league wide than AK.
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by Chris Burton on Jan 21, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
Sold!
Where do we sign? Can you take him now?
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by George E. Ays on Jan 21, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
If Kotalik leaves, who is going to give up the breakaways on the power play?
by It may HAVE to Last a Lifetime on Jan 21, 2010 10:44 AM EST reply actions
To be fair…Those are only the power plays when he’s not in the penalty box for hooking
by CTrangerfan on Jan 21, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
He seems so uncomfortable with the puck on his stick on the point. That used to be his bread and butter but the minute that Torts starting taking away his ice time he completely fell to shit.
by John Merrigan on Jan 21, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
hah youre reading this wrong. Kotalik is a big boy, he needs to make due when his minutes decrease.
by John Merrigan on Jan 21, 2010 6:09 PM EST up reply actions
i love how people get angry at kotalik over this
honestly.. no.. he hasnt been a dissapointment
honestly.. no.. he hasnt been a dissapointmenthes been just what he was advertised to be
honestly.. no.. he hasnt been a dissapointmenthes been just what he was advertised to behes a 40-45 point guy who can only play the PP.
honestly.. no.. he hasnt been a dissapointmenthes been just what he was advertised to behes a 40-45 point guy who can only play the PP.who our genius gm decided to give 3 mil for 3 years to…
honestly.. no.. he hasnt been a dissapointmenthes been just what he was advertised to behes a 40-45 point guy who can only play the PP.who our genius gm decided to give 3 mil for 3 years to…be mad at sather, not ak12 lmao
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jan 21, 2010 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
Denials all over the place.....
From Twitter minutes ago (Saturday, 1:20 PM or so)
Steve Zipay
@SteveZipay
Ales Kotalik, denying internet rumor, says neither he or agent has asked for trade or release. 7 minutes ago from web
Andrew Gross
@AGrossRecord
#NYRangers Ales Kotalik, scratched for the 5th straight game along with Donald Brashear, denies asking for a trade, per an internet rumor.
Which is to be expected – especially if Sather told him to pound sand….
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