New York Rangers News And Notes: Derek Jeter Edition

Anyone….Anyone

any way we can send Richards and a package (not Cally, king, staalor MDZ please) for Stamkos? Maybe its possible or more likely that I’m up too early and not thinking straight

For those of you born before 1980.. Remember this one:

Goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck, defenseman James Patrick, right winger Tony Amonte, center Doug Weight, Alexi Kovalev and Sergei Nemchinov and $20 million in cash…. For the rights to Eric Lindros.

Is this Jeter guy a prospect of ours?

Who are we looking at among the “veteran defensemen?”

but only if its like a sign and trade and I’d offer AA, Kreider, a first and/or second, and maybe the islanders for the guy

Would any of you guys have a problem signing McCabe again for 3 million on a one year deal?

I dunno. I don’t think you give up all those spects for a guy you’re going to have to pay a ton of money to. Also it would seem that Callahan and or Dubinsky would have to be included to make it work financially.

It’d probably look like the Carmelo Anthony trade, but not even close to as ignorant as that trade was considering the Rangers would still be left with a lot of good players.

I think they’re a deeper and better team without Stamkos

What’s wrong with Shane O’Brien from the Preds. UFA made 1.6M last year. Has lots of playoff experience with Ducks/Canucks/Predators. His +/- isn’t bad and his PIM total show he’s got some nuts.

One caveat, I barely remember seeing this guy play and he could be a stiff. But based on salary stats and age (27) looks like a fit.

Send Wolski, Boyle 2 1sts and add a second. It was a mistake to let Gilroy leave (although I understand the money issue); this is certainly where his being here would make Girardi available.
Girardi ($3.325m), Wolski ($3.8m) and Boyle (I’m guessing $1.35m, and the picks) would make up $8.475m; on a $9m hit like Stamkos could be, this is not bad, considering it wouldn’t hamper the remaining cap.

Forget Stamkos, keep Emi, and go with what we have . We have all the pieces we need without making a major move. Yes we can improve, but at what cost? IDK, but with Emi, watch the last Ranger / Boston game. He was one of the best players on the ice. As far as Stamkos, I think one of the reasons he did not show in the playoffs, was that maybe he was not happy? Dynamics of the team and locker room not meshing? Who knows. TB will do everything in their power to keep him.
Once again, no need to llok for a 7th D man when we have him already and he played that role well last season.

For any deal that included Doughty or Stamkos. if we didn’t deal a ton of salary for either one then we wouldn’t even be able to fit them under the summer cap if we re-signed all of the RFA’s.
Maybe they’d take back Redden or sumpthin, then they’d be gettin redden of our rubbish like a garbage man tsst tsst

She buried that header in the clutch.

Wade Redden for Steven Stamkos…straight up

lol..seriously though…

We had almost six twenty goal scorers last year. This season that number most certainly goes up by one with the addition of Richards. Anisimov almost certainly breaks 20. If just these six guys (the five twenty goal scorers and AA) each get 5 more goals over 82 games that alone is an offensive increase of 30 goals. I like that depth and dynamism.

The old adage goes about guys like Steven Stamkos – if you have an opportunity to bring in such a once in a generation kind of pure offensive talent you do it no question.

But are we really in need of it? This whole Stamkos conversation – who you’d give up, how many first rounders and different players it would take. It smacks too much of the litte kid who has a really nice toy and then finds out the neighbor’s kid as a different toy that he covets so he gives up eight of his own toys for that one. Its too risky. What if the new toy breaks or misses time? Suddenly you lack the depth that allowed us to scratch and claw our way into an albeit short postseason.

Keep the faith I say……add a veteran defenseman or bring back Steve Eminger. He was decent.

Brian McCabe would be a waste of money as I think he’s quite terrible.

Somewhat like deciding which piece of poop smells best… Maybe one is a rose and we don’t know it.

I’m gone 10 god damn days and Fortunato turns this place into a Jeter splooge fest.