And the winner is… JPP!

I think the winner is jpp with his suggestion of Hayes for Tanev. Although I don’t love that trade because I’m not much of a Tanev fan, it’s the only one that actually makes some sense for the parties involved and has a chance of being accepted by both sides. Someone else suggested Stepan for Tanev, but I think you can get much more than a middling defenseman for Stepan.

JPP, e-mail me your address at rangersreport2@gmail.com so I can mail you your prize.

If anyone wants to know why their trade was not selected, feel free to ask in the comments and I’ll give you my reasoning why I didn’t like your trade.

297 thoughts on “And the winner is… JPP!”

  6. you wouldn’t trade Stepan, who is older, slower and pretty much reached his ceiling for middling dman but you would trade Haze, who is faster, younger and has yet to reach his potential, for that same middling dman. Yeah…makes sense.

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  9. First, Stepan has more value than Hayes on the trade market, period, end of story. If you disagree, then there’s no point in discussing it. Second, Hayes isn’t really a speedy guy, either. Third, you still can trade Stepan. No one said that the Rangers can only make one trade and then they are forbidden from making other trades. Hayes for Tanev is the right value.

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  15. But that one has Nash’s protection issue, Anaheim cap issue (they can’t eat Nash’s contract even with discharging Vatanen), and the issue of whether Anaheim would want more term on whatever their return for Vatanen is.

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  16. Hayes for Tanev when I offered up Kreider for Brandon Montour? Something that could actually get done based on the needs of both. You must be a THE lover.

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  20. I know these arent two speedy Gonzales’ here but Haze skates better and is faster than Stepan… and doesn’t Haze play in almost all situations just like Stepan? and their production has been very similar numbers wise… only difference is Haze just finished his 3rd full season while Stepan is entering his 8th…. not sure how trading Haze for a middling dman makes more sense to you.

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  34. The thing I was most concerned with was making a trade that had the possibility of being accepted by all parties. To me, that was the initial threshold to consideration. This trade was the only one that met that threshold. That’s why I said, best of a bad lot.

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  35. CCCP, certainly doesn’t, but if he didn’t have a NMC, the Rangers would be able to trade him for value. Not as much as Tanev (older, left handed, bigger contract running for longer), but they would get a decent player for him, for sure.

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  39. Slats would never ice a team without a Glass type aboard or readily available. Presumably Gorton, too, understands that necessity in a place like NY. That being so, #15 fits AV’s demand for discipline and responsibility.

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  55. Epic statement from the Mayor of Pittsburgh on the “Catfish hurler!” Although why it is dated 2018 is a bit confusing… #covfefe #gosens

    PITTSBURGH, PA (May 30, 2018) Mayor William Peduto issued the following statement regarding the catfish hurling incident during last night’s Stanley Cup Final debut between the Penguins and the Nashville Predators:
    “This has turned into a whale of a story. From my perch, I agree with Mayor Barry that we shouldn’t be baited into interfering with this fish tale, but if the charges eventually make their way to a judge I hope the predatory catfish hurler who got the hook last night is simply sentenced to community service, perhaps cleaning fish at Wholey’s.”

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  64. I’m pretty sure nash’ movement clause is limited and he can be dealt at any time. I think it’s 10 teams he can’t be traded to, and I’m pretty sure all the Canadian teams are on it.

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  79. Isn’t it Funny how the Referees let every cross check in the first three rounds go unpunished. Suddenly in the finals, the slightest cross check on a Pen player is called every time. Though, I guess the Pens players deserve some credit for their ability to throw themselves on the ice like they were just shot with a 50 cal machine gun every time a stick touches them.

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  88. The refereeing is wildly inconsistent. I still don’t understand why they don’t call the playoffs the same way they call the regular season. Makes zero sense to me….
    And as for the Rinne “bad” goal, I’m inclined to agree with the InGoal guys who blamed his pants! Finally Kay Whitmore sees a goal scored because of the “tight pants” decree. Well done NHL…

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  91. Well I hope none of the Rangers (thinking of you Henrik!) are watching this game because it will definitely trigger PTSD from last year’s series…

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  100. Did you guys hear the interview on Ottawa radio a couple of days ago with Pierre? It was pretty interesting, speaking of penalties, and it went along with a report I had read about a week ago (can’t remember the source on the article). Apparently there is now a movement amongst teams to start carry enforcer again due to stickwork in games against star players and offencive players.

    Seems ridiculous to me, get rid of the instigator rule and quit protecting the perp after an infraction, and that will curb a lot of it. Not all of it, nothing will do that.

    I also think a lot of teams “carry” a guy like that now.

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  101. You know what infuriates me all these media people thinking predators actually could win this series.those that picked them are morons.

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  105. Wicky

    we were down that road with no instigator rule. result flyers of the 70’s/80’s

    unless you feel Schultz and Rolfe is a fair fight and a guy like Park put in position of watching his teammate get a whipping or being thrown out as 3rd man in.

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  108. Wicky

    I think it was Pitt gm saying he was tired of Crosby and other stars getting slashed, etc and was thinking he needed to dress a goon next year

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  110. Alex
    Yes, I think Pierre was talking about the Pitt gm, the article, iirc, said “several” gms.

    Either way, I don’t think that is any different than how rosters are currently constructed for the most part.

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  113. Again, respectfully disagree. I do not think it would dramatically increase fights or change much about the game other than give some of the dirt balls a bit of pause.

    Besides most teams would still turn the other cheek and make them pay on the power play…which rarely works btw.

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  116. See… you never know how good your assistant coach can be… just like with your backup goalie… until you let them have a shot at it full time.

    Who knows where we could’ve been this year if Raanta played in some of those postseason games.

    He was clearly the better goaile all year.

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  118. Malkin leads all players in postseason scoring and is playing one mean game but all the sports people talk about is how Cindy, who isnt that visible, is cementing his legacy.

    Malkin is an absolute beast but rarely gets any recognition because of that pubescent prick Crosby. Joke…

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  121. Wicky

    it’s much more a lack of top end talent than the coaching.

    can’t make chicken soup out of chicken s***

    Sullivan for one would do just as little with our guys instead of the pens studs

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  124. Alex
    Again, respectfully disagree. I thought the rangers were one of the best teams top to bottom among the forwards. Also compare the D.
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    The participation award coach has zero ability to motivate his team…ZERO. In a league with “parity”, the coach needs to be able to motivate his team.
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    No reason the sens should have beat the rangers player for player, but their coach did a better job.

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  126. Carp
    Wasn’t laviolette the coach that started the Bickel era for the rangers in the post season?
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    I believe it was against the flyers when Tostitos boarded the Bahama bomba and Bickel went flying in and gave Tostitos the business

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  130. “Raanta seems much more stable mentally” than Hank. Seriously? Or did I miss the sarcasm font? Because yeah the goalie who ranks 10th all time in wins, has won a Vezina, Olympic gold, 1st goalie in history to win 30 games in his first 12 seasons (yada, yada, yada) oozes instability in the crease…😜

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  131. Wicky

    Disagree with you on the talent level on this team.

    Not even close to the star power of the multiple cup teams of the last decade. That includes forwards and defense.

    But keep blaming the coach who has a cup finals and eastern finals on his rangers resume despite lacking that star power.

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  132. “But keep blaming the coach who has a cup finals and eastern finals on his rangers resume despite lacking that star power.”
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    I don’t just blame the coach, but he’s certainly overrated by many here. Keep singing the praises of the zero cups participation award coach though.

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  133. Alex
    Guess in your world of unicorns and glitter, where the coach is perfect, the players are perfect, the goalie is perfect, the whole rangers organization is perfect, the rangers are in year 5 of consecutive championships then?
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    No one is to blame, everyone is perfect, move along, nothing to see here.

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  137. CCCP & Wicky I have to agree with you both on Sully, but I would like to see what AV (Avoiding Victory) could do with Cindy, malkin, letang etc, etc, etc.

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  138. Ha. I don’t even like that trade. I just threw it out there with the AV for torts suggestion. Unless my prize is a little certificate you can print out on your home printer confirming ‘I am a honorary bonehead’, like a graduation certificate. I need one of those to put on my wall so I look educated.

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  141. Love Stepan and hate the fact it sounds like I don’t; and I don’t agree with anyone saying he’s not one of the best 30 centers in the league. But I’d move him to get a chance at some potentially elite level talent. 3rd overall

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  144. Maybe with a bonehead certificate, I can become a ranger psychologist. Not for the players, for the fans. I can have them come into my office, with my bonehead cerdticate and I can talk them off the ledge. I can even offer sessions during game (for a premium rate of course) and talk Posy Posy Posy with them. And I’ll let everyone in on the secret to the rangers Achilles heel. Coach who doesn’t have the fortitude to lead when it counts. AV and a 1st for garret gallant. Can we pay vegas to take AV in the expansion draft.

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  145. Haha, sorry dood. I already have an old plate with jean ratalle painted onto it. You just made me remember. When I was a kid my best friends mom knew I was a ranger kid and found a jean ratalle plate (dinner plate) at a garage sale. I was like oh thanks. This is a wonderful plate with a player I don’t know on it.

    Give the win to c3, so he stops whining. But just remember deep down, I was the winner. Remember that C3. I am the winner of this contest. Mawahaha

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  146. Wicky

    Big difference between singing the praises of somebody vs defending them.

    I also very clearly stated that this team lacks top end talent on offense and defense. That’s on the current gm and his predecessor.

    Plus give credit to the pens hawks and kings in last decade.

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  149. Thanks fellas. I’m just not that guy that believes in moral victories or “great regular seasons”. AV, Boudreau, and Trotz all routinely win the participation award, but no championships.

    Great players make their teammates better, great coaches motivate their teams to great accomplishments.

    If coaches have nothing to do with a teams performance, why have them?

    Lest we forget, I was a huge proponent of his hiring. And I was wrong. This team has pretty much been more disappointing every season he has been here. Time to move on from him…I know, they won’t.

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  153. That 13-14 team had torts fingerprints and that black and blue attitude still flowing and then AVs up tempo system. He inherited a team that had the fire still burning. 14-15, the fire growing smaller but still burning. By 15-16, gone.

    AV was the beneficalor (sp) of the attitude of the team when he first arrived. All he has done since was let that completely die away. Failure

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  154. JPP

    it has nothing to do with Girardi and Staal being shells of themselves from blocked shots, concussions, etc?

    Or Henrik being nowhere near his prime.

    Or nowhere near the top end talent that cup winners of last decade have.

    Which is it the players getting older and losing a ton of their former self or the coach sucking. Can’t have it both ways people.

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  155. No we don’t carp. We already went through those years. We deserve a coach who coaches to win Stanley cups. Not win presidents trophies and get his owner playoff gates

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  157. happy anniversary

    NYR Alumni Reports‏ @NYRalumni

    #TodayInNYRhistory 6/1/2000: Glen Sather is hired as the 12th President and 10th General Manager in Rangers history.

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  161. I suspect I’d be relatively successful coaching Pittsburgh just by telling Crosby to go and score/set up a few goals, Murray to stop the pucks, and with my fluent Russian, I think I’d get along with Malkin too.

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  163. Alex,
    First off. Get me in person in a 1-1 and I’ll let you know my true feelings on things. I’m not gonna share that on the internet bc I have a lot of respect for a lot of guys and they get beat up enough.

    Secondly, For as good a coach as AV is and all kidding aside, carp is right on. But the guy has been out-coached, made big mistakes, and has just not gotten his team up and ready to play big games enough for me I acknowledge everything carp says, and still want a new coach.

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  166. This is what I love about the AV apologists…now it’s the roster that was the problem, not the coach. Lmao!!!

    Personally, I think it’s some of both, but let me continue…

    At the beginning of the season on this blog it was all about the “great system”, the depth of forwards on this team, and one of the best 1-6 D corps in the league…yep, that’s what most posted here, including some who are now blaming the season on that same roster, not the coach.

    A lot of you should probably just stick to saying yay rangers or boo rangers if you are going to say how great the roster is at the beginning of the season and how crappy it is in the end because it couldn’t be the coach’s fault.

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  167. CCCP, I would. I have a box of old cards accumulated from my father in law, who gives them to me sporadically. I don’t care much for memorabilia, so a card here or there is no problem for me to give away. I am only holding onto them a) to make him happy; and b) in case my boys are interested in it when they’re older. Basically, I went into my basement this morning, opened the box, found the first two old Rangers cards I could find (I had to fish through a bunch of other newer cards from every team) and decided on a 72-73 Ratelle card over a Vickers second team all star card. But maybe complain about the rules, winner, and prize for the free contest that I ran in order to help people pass the boredom between the end of the Rangers season and the entry draft.

    JPP, if you’d prefer the Vickers card, I can send you that instead.

    The next contest will be before the expansion draft. Whoever can predict the most players selected by Vegas.

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  171. Hey wicky remember that time when we got together with Caps fans to brag to each other about all the President throphies and division titles? But those Kings, Hawks and Pens fans started laughing at us? They were so mean 😦

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  172. Wicky

    You want to have it both ways in trashing the players and the coach.

    Regarding the roster a big part is giving up all those picks.

    And yes the rangers roster has not measured up in the last decade to the cup winners, primarily three teams. except for boston. 25 others didn’t measure up either although the future looks bright for edm and tor. Oh the benefits of bottoming out (sometimes). Pitt and chi especially also realized that benefit.

    We did dodge one bullet in callahans contract which is now toxic. Paid dearly for it in giving up 2 first round picks. Then other top picks for nash, yandle, e staal. etc etc etc.

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  174. Clean slate fire everybody lol! Carp is right about AV (Avoiding Victory) being one of the best coaches in the league. Unfortunately just not good enough, there I said it. And I didn’t like him before the year started and I still don’t. but hey what do I know I live in St Pete! And Nash for Vattenan was still the best trade, although Derek the Rocket for Galchenyuck would work for me!

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  175. Alex
    Yes, I think there is plenty of “blame”/reasons the rangers have not won a championship to go around. It includes the contracts of some players, the participation award coach, and some of the top end forwards and goalie not getting it done when it matters most.

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  177. Jim Cerny‏ @JimCerny

    BREAKING (!) Excited to join @sportingnews as Deputy Editor-Canada! Expect even more hockey content & conversation from me here & @sn_nhl

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  178. Was the personnel good enough to win the Cup this year? Could another coach have won with this team?

    Answer: No.

    Is it on AV to various degrees, the reason they lost?

    Answer: Yes.

    He had a lousy year last season. Had a decent year this season. Didn’t have a particularly good playoff.

    They weren’t winning the Cup anyway.

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  179. Wicky and the reason the top end forwards didn’t get it done is they are simply not up to the level of the top guys on the cup winners. None should minimize all the trades of draft picks and what it’s done for our present and near term future in a cap league.

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  180. St Pete

    DOODIE didn’t run a free contest in order to help people pass the boredom between the end of the Rangers season and the entry draft
    so you can complain about the rules, winner, and prize!

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  186. Have to look at this and shake my head. If a player gets 50 points in a season he’s looking for a $7 million contract. Gretzky got 50 points in the season opening home stand.

    Rank Player PTS Season
    1 Wayne Gretzky 215 1985-86
    2 Wayne Gretzky 212 1981-82
    3 Wayne Gretzky 208 1984-85
    4 Wayne Gretzky 205 1983-84

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  190. I still think you need to get a centre in the stepan deal if there is one. I like Galchenyuk and his “potential”, but I’m not sure if he needs a change in scenery or just is going to be that player that never puts it all together. I don’t think he’s ready for a 1C role, so I’m not sure I’d do it.

    Montréal needs centres and D men pretty bad, so I just wonder if that would work.

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  195. Carp, went to a restaurant in Pittsburgh. They had a sign that said, Steelers and Penguins players eat for free. Pirates pay double.

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  196. OK so let’s just keep Stepan, his contract, lightning speed, fabulous back checking skills, and let’s not forget his blistering, accurate wrist shot, he rarely misses the logo! I know he’s not the worst Center in the league, but this team needs better. Gorton work your magic.

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  197. Was the personnel good enough to win the Cup this year? Could another coach have won with this team?
    Answer: No.
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    is this the mother of all hypotheticals? There really is zero reason to know either way. At a minimum, this team should have been in the EC finals. AV’s mismanagement of the bench and his ‘hands-off’ coaching style led directly to that defeat.
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    Not that I was interested in watching them lose to the Pen!s again…

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  199. I’m not into AV bashing. This team has been competitive every year that he’s been here. Yeah, no Cups, but the hasn’t had the luxury of a team with Datsyuk/Zetterberg, Crosby/Malkin, Kane/Toews, or even Getzlaf/Perry. He’s had Nash/Zuccarello.

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  200. As Carp mentioned before, AV had a bad season last year, and a bad playoff this year. They should have been no worse than the ECF. That they weren’t is on Hank, and AV.

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  203. And as far as trades go if we trade anyone to Anaheim we know where they will end. So Nash for Vattenan would mean Nash will be headed for Carp’s favorite team!

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  204. Couple things of interest on tsn radio today

    McLennan with a shot at hank

    Apparently vegas has 2 expansion deals in place, one with Blackhawks where hawks exposé van reinsdyk and vegas agrees to take Krueger (whose company sucks) in a deal. Also Vegas has apparently agreed to take a high salary player from an unnamed team that will surprisingly be exposed for a high draft pick in not this years draft.

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  205. So Bdl and CCCP, its on AV and Hank that they didn’t make ECF? Did you watch the Montreal series? Because I’m pretty sure without Hank standing on his head they were going home… And Hank sure as hell wasnt the only Ranger to blame for the teamwide defensive failures in Games 2 and 5 vs Ottawa. As for him being “mentally unstable” and “sucking” in the playoffs, that’s just delusional …

    As for AV, he made some mistakes for sure. But I agree with Carp that this was not a team that was going to win the Cup this year. They should have beaten Ottawa and they didn’t. Not the fault of just the goalie or the coach; there was enough blame to go around.

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  207. I’m not so sure that the Rangers “should” have beaten Ottawa. Ottawa was good enough to take the future Cup champions to overtime in a seventh game. Do you think the Rangers would have done the same if they advanced to face Pittsburgh?

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  208. A goalie in the playoffs can’t have a let down. Sure he “stood on his head” in round one, but what the hell happened in round 2! Does standing on your head in one round allow you to be average in round 2? We all see what happens when a goalie is average in a round. The team goes home. Games two and 5 were inexcusable by Hank. Losing a D pair on the bench in the third period is inexcusable by the coach.

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  209. I think it was said virtually across the board here that they weren’t winning the Cup this year.

    Should they have been in the ECF? Absolutely. Is it on AV that they blew those leads vs.OTT? Certainly. Did the six defensemen, the goalie, and most of the top forwards play well at all in the OTT series?

    Riddle me that.

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  210. with Datsyuk/Zetterberg, Crosby/Malkin, Kane/Toews, or even Getzlaf/Perry. He’s had Nash/Zuccarello.
    ——–
    And who did Sutter have? Especially his first run.

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  213. Sutter was lucky he had to face an over-achieving team in the Devils in the Final. Quick was at the top of his game and so was Kopitar. Justin Williams has always been a good playoff performer.

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  215. We can talk about this coach, that coach, this player or that, this orginization won just one cup in the last 77 years lol
    So it really doesn’t matter.

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  217. As far as this, “they weren’t winning the cup anyway ” feeling is concerned, they played The Pens 3 consecutive seasons, and beat them twice. I would have to look it up, but I’m pretty sure Crosby, and Malkin were on those teams.

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  218. Galchenuk 2012 draft it’s time for a change in scenery if he’s only discussing one yr deal in Montreal. I’d trade stepan move contract and age though I would love a pick/player coming with galchenuk.

    I expect see Girardi get asked on June 12th to waive his nmc.

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  219. AV gets blame numero uno. There is no Ottawa without Hank standing on his head in Montreal series. The defense is a freaking nightmare but most teams are. That said if Hayes Miller Kreider played in Ottawa series we survive.

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  220. Here is another thing I have problem with. They win a series, and it because Hank stood on his head. They lose a series, and it’s because everybody else stunk. Always the credit. Never the blame.

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  221. Winning and losing are a team effort. blowing all those late leads is a team effort. That being said I for one had put plenty of blame on Lundqvist for being a sieve in games 2 and 5.

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  222. If I remember correctly, most of youse guys had them finishing out of the playoffs this year last Sept. Remember the theme, it was take one year of backstepping (is that a moonwalk) to go forward in the future. I believe that still applies, last year we revamped the forwards getting a lot younger and greener, next year will be the defense and finally it’ll be the goalie. Gorton isn’t going to blow this team up by trading Stepan or whoever the current wpm leader is, he’s got a long range plan (a five year plan if you will) and he’s going to stick to it.

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  223. Why does AV get the blame Eric

    You picked them to lose both series and they actually won one

    They did exactly what you expected

    Aneirin

    Yep. I picked them to miss the playoffs. Didn’t think the talent was there.

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  229. I’ll give you an outside the box guy to trade. Zibanijad. He is coming up on the time you may have to pay him more than you would want. I like him, and think he is going to be a real good Ranger, just tossing him out there as a guy we have not thought of.

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  235. It was actually Eklund who started the Galcheynuk for Stepan rumor…
    I had posted this a couple of weeks back:
    Per Eklund! 😉
    On Galcheynuk for Stepan +
    That’s the rumor…the Habs want JT Miller somehow in the deal I am told…situation is very fluid, but talks are VERY strong.

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  247. The last two seasons have been very mediocre… same exact mistakes for two years straight… any winning organization wouldn’t accept this… but in NY, everyone gets to keep their job.

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  248. Trading Stepan for a defenseman leaves a huge hole at center, trading Stepan for a lookalike center who makes a similar salary is a lateral move that is a grass greener enthusiasts dream but not a hockey gm move. Trading Stepan for a former first round bust is covfefe and the last trade that Eklund got right will be some time in the future, after we’ve all passed on. Trading Stepan because of salary means that you’ve become Arizona. Stepan’s salary, like it or not, is league standard so get used to the situation because we’re always going to have comparable contracts on the books if we want to actually, remain in the league.

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  250. Cal Foote in the draft is a smart move if they can get him. Gotta keep stock piling potential Dmen for whenever the Staal-Girardi era DOES come to an end even if it’s not this calendar year.

    As for Stepan, I just want him traded before the no trade kicks in. Don’t want to have to listen to BDL Wicky and Doodie tell everyone how right they were for the next few years 🙂
    Seriously though, trading Stepan isn’t blowing up the roster. Depending on the return it may not make them much better but then again losing Yandle was supposed to really hurt the blueline and look at how that turned out. A blueline got worse alright. Florida’s…

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  251. Disagree with the notion that you trade Stepan for a “look alike making the same money”. For instance, if they could land Duchene that’s the same money but certainly not a similar player. Other options and other players that could potentially be involved would probably involve cheaper and younger names with more upside than the ceiling Step clearly reached a couple years back. If that’s not enough, none of those players are likely to have a no trade clause for the next 4-5 years.

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  252. Count me in on the (Never hear the end of it if we don’t trade Stepan crowd) James G. If we don’t trade him before his no trade kicks in we are stuck with a soft shell snail who can’t win a face. I would take our chances with a Galchenyuk type player over Stepan any day.

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  254. Good morning, boneheads!
    You trade Stepan, alone, or as a part of a package, only if it makes the team better. And if the sole goal is to do it so that he doesn’t enter his NTC is a big mistake. Let’s not undervalue him, the way some of us sound, it seems we should be lucky to get a 4th rounder back.

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  256. As for the Draft, I originally thought the Rangers should look to move out of the first (#21) and pick up two second rounders with the Sabres being the target (#37 and #54).

    However, with Carolina having three second round picks there is some room for a big deal. The Rangers would deal either Hayes or Stepan and the 1st round pick to Carolina for Justin Faulk and two of the ‘canes second round picks. Carolina has their own (#42), the Rangers (#52) and Pittsburgh’s (#61 or #62). I’d take the two lowest picks if I could get the Hurricanes to toss in an extra pick – maybe a third rounder in 2018. The Rangers could use that pick as an enticement to Vegas to pick a Klein or Holden in the Expansion Draft. Of course, you can even out the deal with minor league players.

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  259. Trade Step and Nash for:
    1. RD help – priority #1 is an RD for the next 3 to 5 seasons
    2. a younger center (Mika/Brass like deal)
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    Minny is the team for D help, not sure about pivot but
    .
    Avs spending #5 in league. http://www.spotrac.com/nhl/positional/center/
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    NYR is currently 16/30 mostly due to Zika/Haze on bridge deals and Oscar making yeoman’s wages.
    .
    Step was #9 among NYR forward in pts/game (5v5); Nash #8 (injuries notwithstanding, this guy did not produce contrary to popular opinion).
    .
    This team scored plenty without their high priced ‘stars’. The missed Mika (#6) more than anybody else. Oscar #6 and Lazy Hazy #10.

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  260. This team once again goes into the time of year when they can address roster issues and once again, still need a NHL 1C.

    When is the last time we had an NHL 1C? Nylander?

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  261. I like coyle a lot from minty, but he isn’t a 1C imho. I’d love to have him on this team, but you’d have to make a spot for him that isn’t necessarily a “need”.

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  262. I think the 3 most important players to move are Stepan, Nash, and Hayes…in that particular order.

    I also dangle SkjeL, kreider, and our 1st rounder this year if necessary. I’d rather keep both those players, but I’d give to get if necessary. Only way I care about the first rounder this year is if valardi (sp?) falls that far, which he won’t.

    The buy out that has to be made is staal, and that’s a must.

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  266. I for one do not like the idea of trading down for more picks Anthony M. Yes Justin Faulk would be an upgrade but #2’s are a crap shoot and won’t impact the team for quite a few years. It’s time for the NYR to start holding on to 1st rounders. And let’s start dealing from strenght’s if we can’t get the better of a deal don’t make.

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  271. My take about trading down is value. I think that, depending how far down you go in the second, the Rangers could get just as good a player in the second than in the first. Most likely anyone the Rangers take in the first round is going to at least three years to make an impact. I also think that I might be able to get the same or similar type player in the second round this year.

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  272. Muckler to Carp: “You know I’d give you a parachute if I thought it wouldn’t open”

    Carp to Muckler while looking down at his Italian loafers: “Hey I got a pair-a-shoes!”

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  274. When is the last time we had an NHL 1C? Nylander?

    ^^ and even then people said we didn’t have a legit #1 center. Just a guy with inflated stats thanks to Jags.

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  279. I am really not disagreeing with you Anthony all your points are good ones. I am just saying it’s time for the Rangers to develope a #1 pick mind set and this is a good year to start doing that. Trading it to improve the team to win a cup is habitual, and has yet to accomplish the ultimate goal!

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  280. Stephan fan and solid center but agree you have to consider move if it improves team. If they can secure solid RH defensemen and think Lindberg can cover Stephan’s defensive role they can pick up 4th line center. Brian Boyle would be nice to have back

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  281. Minn can only lose one guy RR2. Regardless of what may happen with expansion, the Wild remain one of the logical teams for the Rangers to do business with.

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  288. The Wild are in a win now mode. They lack forwards, and have D. The Rangers have forwards who would fit the win now Wild ( Nash, and Zucc, and lack the D. If there ever there were two that were a better fit, I have not tveeen it.

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  290. They lack forwards? In addition to the older guys, Neiderreiter, Granlund, Zucker, Coyle, and Haula have started rounding into form for them. They led the western conference in goals for, and were second in the entire league behind only Pittsburgh. They just got snake bitten in the playoffs and it cost them.

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  291. We had this discussion about the Wild and there offense during the Wild hot streak. I said at the time that it was fake. Well that vaunted offense crapped the bed down the stretch and in the playoffs. The Wild were fooled into thinking they had enough, and the don’t have nearly enough.

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