So with Nash we have a two year window to win, with Gabby coming off the books in 2013, we can afford to resign our RFAs. I say you do it...the problem seems to be getting rid of Gabby for his last season. Hopefully that won't be too hard.
I almost just spit out my coffee, Nash is a nothing, and we don't need him or his ridiculous salary cap hit...
Aside from the obvious cap turmoil Nash puts the Rangers in, I can't remember the last time there was a deadline deal for a big time player that even remotely met expectations as an addition for that season.
Anyone see this? http://www.nyrangersblog.com/ Rangers Could Be Offering Prospect Package for Nash (Updated: Rangers Front Runners for Nash) Written by Kevin DeLury | Monday, 20 February 2012 15:19 Update, 4:57 p.m.: Darren Dreger at TSN says that the Rangers are currently the front runners in the Nash sweepstakes. Dreger adds that the Flyers have dropped out. ...now that Dreger is saying Rangers are the front runners, I'm convinced this is going to happen. Original Post: Pierre LeBrun at ESPN.com feels the Rangers would rather blow away the Jackets with a top prospects package for Rick Nash rather than taking young talent off their NHL roster. LeBrun mentions a package of Chris Kreider, J.T. Miller or Tim Erixon, plus a first-round pick. LeBruns adds that the Rangers would have to add an NHL player in the mix to help make the math work under the cap with Brandon Dubinsky the likely candidate. ...i swear to God I will shut this blog down if that's what Sather gives up for Nash. Why not destroy the bright future of the franchise to put the team in cap hell. Makes sense. ...to be honest I'd be shocked if only prospects and Dubinsky is enough for the Blue Jackets to make the deal. Speaking of Columbus, Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch has this from GM Scott Howson on the status of Nash trade talks... "We're waiting for the right deals. We're getting closer. But we're not there yet." Finally, Dennis Bernstein at The Fourth Period has this on the Kings offer for Nash... "Hearing Kings offer expanded to Jonathan Bernier, Jack Johnson, Andrei Loktionov plus for Rick Nash." ...c'mon Howson, you have to take that deal. There will be no better deal than that especially from the Rangers. Hurry up and sign the papers before Sather can call you back with a package that is totally not as good as this one
This is also intersting Rangers Blog TicketsAcquiring Nash Could Signal End for Gaborik Written by Kevin DeLury | Tuesday, 21 February 2012 10:00 Andrew Gross at the Bergen Record says if the Rangers acquire Rick Nash before the trading deadline it would likely signal the end of Marian Gaborik's tenure with the Blueshirts... "Squeezing Nash's contract under their tight salary cap would likely preclude the Rangers from re-signing a then-32-year-old Gaborik as his deal is completed. Or, with the need to re-sign upcoming restricted free agent Michael Del Zotto ($1.1 million) after this season and fellow young-core members Ryan McDonagh ($1.3 million) and Derek Stepan ($875,000) after the 2012-13 season, while also presumably finding a spot for top prospect, current Boston College left wing Chris Kreider — assuming none are dealt for Nash — the Rangers may feel compelled to trade Gaborik sooner." Gross adds that because Gaborik, Nash and Brad Richards all need the puck to be successful it would be difficult to get each of them enough touches. ...this is a very interesting sidebar to the whole Nash trade rumor. Not every elite player can succeed on the big stage in New York and we already know Gaborik can. No so sure with Nash. But in three years would a 32-year-old, injury prone Gaborik be better than an in-his-prime 29-year-old-Nash? Doubtful. ...when Gaborik's contract runs out in 2014 he will most likely be reduced to a complimentary player. So the Rangers will really have to hope players such as Stepan, Kreider, Hagelin and Miller develop to their potential if they want to have any offense. But if they're able to bring in a Nash at the deadline, when Gaborik's deal is done they'll still have a certified sniper to go along with a stable of rising young talent. That is unless they trade all of that talent away to get Nash. ...either way, another tough question Sather has to answer in his pursuit of Nash. For Wojtek Wolski's thoughts on possibly being traded, click the "Read More" tab below
From HF Boards: I'm extremely bored in class and decided to figure out what we have to do in our final 25 games to win the East. I understand that there is still a ton of hockey to be played and this thread may seem kind of pointless, but I thought I'd share it with you guys anyway. Rangers- Currently 38-14-5 with 81 points (25 game remaining) 18-5-2 in our final 25 gives us a season total of 119 points 17-6-2 = 117 points 16-7-2 = 115 points 15-8-2 = 113 points 14-9-2 = 111 points 13-10-2 = 109 points Devils- Currently 34-20-4 with 72 points (24 games remaining) 18-4-2 in they're final 24 gives them a season total of 110 points 17-5-2 = 108 16-6-2 = 106 15-7-2 = 104 14-8-2 = 102 13-9-2 = 100 Flyers- Currently 32-19-7 with 71 points (24 games remaining) 18-4-2 in they're final 24 gives them a season total of 109 points 17-5-2 = 107 16-6-2 = 105 15-7-2 = 103 14-8-2 = 101 13-9-2 = 99 Penguins- Currently 32-21-5 with 71 points (23 games remaining) 17-4-2 in they're final 23 gives them a season total of 107 points 16-5-2 = 105 15-6-2 = 103 14-7-2 = 101 13-8-2 = 99 12-9-2 = 97 Bruins- Currently 35-20-2 with 72 points (25 games remaining) 18-5-2 in they're final 25 gives them a season total of 110 points 17-6-2 = 108 16-7-2 = 106 15-8-2 = 104 14-9-2 = 102 13-10-2 = 100 By looking at these numbers I realized that by going 14-9-2 and giving ourselves 111 points in our final 25 we have a great chance at winning the East. With that record Boston would have to go 18-5-2 in they're final 25 and they would still only finish with 110 points.
Andrew Gross @AGrossRecord #NYR lines: Hagelin-Richards-Callahan, Anisimov-Stepan-Gaborik, Dubinsky-Boyle-Prust, Rupp-Mitchell-Bickel No Feds again...
I actually love these lines...not that they matter a whole lot because they only last for about the first 8 minutes before they hit the shuffle machine
Its not Nash its scoring depth, there are two mildly consistent scoring threats, there isnt anyone who can step up if one of those two are not doing well I want a scorer, there has to be someone else available
