New York Rangers Noon Number: 0
by Bryan Winters on Feb 15, 2012 12:00 PM EST
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PrintThe hot topic of the past and current week has been constant flow of trade rumor, after trade rumor. A lot of which have been linked to the New York Rangers, like Rick Nash and a few others. However, I believe that the safest bet for the Rangers is if they stay fairly quiet at the deadline, and not make any significant roster moves.
After last night's win over the Boston Bruins, the Rangers gained a sizable nine point lead on the second place team in the Eastern Conference. As well as ten points up on the second place team in the Atlantic Division, the Philadelphia Flyers. This team has proven to be among the elite this season just with the talent that they currently have within the organization.
All of these rumors are suggesting players like Brandon Dubinsky, Chris Kreider, and numerous other important roster players/prospects should be packaged in a deal. But the fact of the matter is, are the Rangers really in a position to make a trade, or better yet, even need to make one? The best deal at this upcoming trade deadline is no moves at all, in my opinion. However, trades that involved players such as Wojtek Wolski or Jeff Woywitka could be looked at, as they deserve another chance.
The Rangers are playing the best hockey for the first time in a while and actually have proven themselves among the elite. Why try and break the bank or blow up the roster for outside talent that really isn't a necessity? What do you guys think?
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Same as I’ve said in every single chat.
Don’t give up rosterplayers
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
As much as other writers on this site think the team has “an obvious need” for a scoring forward, I think the team’s performance speaks for itself. They may have an off game here and there like they did against Jersey last week, but they followed it up with a marathon of games featuring nice goals, great goaltending, an overall tremendous effort, and most of all, no trouble scoring. I’d be very content with the current roster heading into the playoffs.
However, if they were to make a move, something minor is fine… as long as it’s in exchange for a low-level prospect and a 4th round pick… nothing that disrupts the current roster chemistry or digs into the prospect pool too heavily. No Nash, Carter, or Suter.
Pierre McGuire needs to go away.
by MartyEqualsPansy on Feb 15, 2012 12:33 PM EST reply actions
I couldnt agree more
Unless it involved Wolski or JW or something along those lines. Even JW should stay because our D blocks so many shots we need depth for injury time. Dubi abosuletly 100% needs to stay. I don’t care if he has 6 goals.. He has a lot of assists, blocked shots, is loved by his team and is a lot of heart. I still believe he is a 20 goal scorer. Also Kreider and watching the BU/BC stuff, He should also be untouched right now. I look forward to seeing what he can do at the NHL level for our team. Not columbus.
We all see Nash on sunday. Watch his play style,. I dont think it fits with Torts forecheck system. We have all the pieces we need for a serious run and a solid 5 years of it.
by InTortsWeTrust on Feb 15, 2012 12:40 PM EST reply actions
I really like Woywitka's game.
He was solid during his entire time with the team. Clearly, with Torts being high on Bickel, and Eminger now healthy, he seems expendable… but I wouldn’t mind seeing the team hold on to him. Never know when another batch of players is gonna get hit with the injury bug.
Pierre McGuire needs to go away.
by MartyEqualsPansy on Feb 15, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
With how AA and Dubi are stepping up
I know most of you are saying no need to trade.
BUT, would you trade for Carter if it took no roster player, and Kreider/Erixon were not included in the package of prospects/picks?
I think he represents a good buy low opportunity. Just how low CBJ will take to move him, that’s a different story. You wonder if the CBJ upper management allows Howson to be the one that reshapes that team after he screwed it up so badly in the first place.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Feb 15, 2012 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
Yes. Cheaper contract, chances are we don’t have to cut anybody loose right away. Also gives us a righty shooter (Cally is the only real righty shooter we have, Steps is a pass first, pass second, miss high and wide with his shot third kinda guy). Can play center if needed, decent to good defensively, won’t cost much to get. Beating dead horse.
Blueshirt Banter
"Oils like he's getting a himmer!"
Absolutely.
Carter outperforms his contract, not underperforms it.
If we can throw them a package of Mcilrath, Valentenko, WW, MZA, and a low round pick or something.. sure.
Makes the team better in the long and short run.
AA Step Gabby
Carter Richie Cally
Hags Dubi Mitchell
Feds Boyle Prust
or something like that
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
George posted the #s somewhere…Carter’s production vs. Nash’s is quite similar, yet Nash is close to 3m more expensive (in just money terms, not including the abysmal value he has in a trade)
Blueshirt Banter
"Oils like he's getting a himmer!"
Exactly.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
As of right now (today), according to CapGeek the Rangers can add a salary of $5,353,444 to their roster. So yes.
George will let us know soon anyways lmao
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
I heretofore nominate this to be the George signal...
For those times when only one hero can rescue us from the drudgery of figuring shit out for ourselves (plus we’d just fuck it up anyway)…Batman has nothing on George.
Save us!
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"Oils like he's getting a himmer!"
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Considering I have to sometimes skim threads because free time dwindles by the day, I wholeheartedly endorse the George signal. Something that isn’t 1024×768 would be a little better for the threads though.
Perhaps:
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by George E. Ays on Feb 15, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Was on the fence about moving roster players last week
But with solid wins over philly, washington, and Boston (11 goals in those games) I am totally against it. I do believe we could still steal Carter for a non-roster package (Wolski, MZA, Thomas, Woywitka, 1st) but if not then either go for someone cheap (Wolski, MZA, 2nd) for best available guy or just stick it out.
New York fan stuck 30 minutes outside of Philly...
by Stepan's Sister on Feb 15, 2012 2:42 PM EST reply actions
Agreed.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
where's the number in this article?
by Prustyballs94 on Feb 15, 2012 3:08 PM EST via Android app reply actions
I think it means “0 moves should be made”
That our Bryan just fucked up.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
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