here goes nothing

Considering when I first started to read this I thought your idea would be outta this world crazy but not bad. I do like your Idea of richards and neal would love ny and vice versa. This biggest pipe dream would be demoting reds And voros, but the Dallas trade isn’t extreme which we can apreciate and trading up In the draft is a must I think but I as well do not know what it would take but overall like it. Some are going to hate and say your crazy none of the above would happen but it can with first placing redden in the minors, because if and when that does happen you better believe that sathers going to pick up his phone and take out his check book and start trading and signing.

Why would we move up 7 spots to draft a guy that is going to go in the 7-10 range…?

If any of the top 2 teams drafts Fowler (aka going for a defensemen instead of a forward) either Taylor or Tyler will be open at the 3 spot. So why would we draft Nino then?

And why are we trading Ryan Bourque who looked great in the Q also? These trades for big name players (by the way Dallas would NEVER take that trade) and creating massive roster turnover are part of the reason ranger fans bitch about not having chemistry EVERY YEAR.

would not want to be so close to cap next year again, would want to be able to have 7 defensemen also. And to be picky I would rather include Sangs then Gilroy in the Dallas deal, and then not trade up as I say if we cant get Seguin or Hall its not worth it, we will get a very good prospect at 10 regardless. Then we can also keep Potter as the 7th Defensemen. But overall your plan makes sense especially the Dallas trade.

That would be a really nice trade, cant see why Dallas would do it. Richards did just have surgery to repair a torn Labrum, he only has one year left, I doubt they would have any interest in Rosi you would have to throw in like DUBI and Grachev. Neal is only 22 in the league 2 yrs with 2 20 goal seasons. He isnt going anywhere. I could see them unloading Richards, Ribeiro and Morrow not their young talent unless the return was high

Why would you resign Girardi? He is an anchor for sure!

Nino could go as high as 4, Columbus strength in prospects is on D and LW, they need RW talent and could skip on the top 3 d and go Nino. Florida is another team that is strong on D light on fwd prospects.

Volchenkov will be expensive think Ottawa will lock him up. Phillips is getting old.

i agree that we would not be gettin that dallas trade to go through. wed have to give that up to get richards alone, neal is their future. we get all flustered when people talk of trading cally and dubs and hes better than both.

i like the idea of trading up in the draft bc we are so stocked with d-prospects and only half are gonna make it to broadway so you gotta make sure to get max value out of some of these kids while their still young high potential prospects

dont like the idea of volchenkov. i like him as a player but i feel like is is goin to get overpaid and we’ve got too many overpaid d-men allready, and staal’s gonna have to get his $.

the day redden gets sent down to hartford is the day im gonna have to change my drawers bc there is gonna be some kind of accident goin on down there from the jubilation i feel from the news

Great post. I really liked your thinking. It’s definitely a pipe dream, but it was interesting reading.

The one thing though is I dont think Staal will sign a 10 year contract at 3.5million. He’s supposed to become a top shutdown defenseman and is well on his way. I think he’ll take a shorter contract of about 3-5 I would figure. Either that or Sather will give him a stopgap contract of 1 year.

The other thing is I would hate to see Sather sign a young player to a lifetime contract anyway. How did that work out for the Islanders and DiPietro?

Bourque’s had some early concussion issues so I really don’t see other teams giving up quality young players who are already NHL-established for him. Players with concussion histories usually have it come back to haunt them (look at guys like Gagne/Bergeron..both young guys who are very prone since they’ve had numerous knocks, and one more good one could be career-ending for each).

I don’t see Dallas doing this at all because Neal is one of those young core guys like Ryan/Backstrom/Pavelski that you build your future around. Dallas is around 36m next season, and down to 23m after that. They’d be taking almost the same cap hit for next year in taking on Rosi/Gilroy’s contract. With Modo/Let leaving, they’re looking to rebuild.

You’re pretty much hoping they’d want to trade that 1st rounder for Neal. I really doubt them doing it since Neal’s an established guy, they’d be taking on cap hit with Roszival’s deal for next year.

Good proposal though-Richards is interesting since it’s an expiring deal-I think they’d be more interested in taking less money back in any deal.