Coyotes acquire F Derek Stepan, G Antti Raanta from Rangers for D Anthony DeAngelo, 2017 1st round pick
Such a great move...We have $22 million in cap space and 7th overall that we can use to draft or trade for one of these kids in Colorado. Lets make magic happen Gorton. Get at it. Critical off season for the direction of this club
HFBoards is going berserk because DeAngelo is a big Trump supporter and calls his teammates homos during games. He has the potential to whip up a really bad situation playing in NYC so hopefully this kid wises up
Right. Guess who we're losing to in The Finals next year, and who's scoring the clincher...Fuck me lol
In one day, the New York Rangers traded Derek Stepan, and then drafted two centers. Do you have any idea how giddy I was?
Interesting article in today's post. First Paragraph: "Time and again it happened to the Rangers in the postseason. Their centers were outplayed by their counterparts, resulting in the Blueshirts coming up short of the ultimate prize." Who has been saying this for five years? http://nypost.com/2017/06/26/evaluating-these-centers-will-shape-the-rangers-offseason/
Alot of people bashing the Rangers top 2 draft picks as reaches and not OMG amazing players. I like Lias alot, he is in the same mold as most of our young players...Not sure if he can be elite but he has alot of potential. Also, people wanted that goofy looking kid Mittlestadt. I am sure most of us are still recovering from Jessiman to the Rangers ( A guy who dominated high schoolers only). I imagine it would be a tough choice if Cody Glass was not taken by the Golden Knights
there were no sure OMG players in this draft. You don't just find an Ovechkin or Malkin each year let alone at #7 or #21 But I trust Gorton exponentially more than Sather at identifying potential NHL talent. He's the one that found Tukka Rask
Now they have the cap space to sign Shattenkirk and re-sign Smith. McDonagh-Shattenkirk Skjei-Smith Holden/Staal-DeAngelo That's an elite, Cup quality defense. They'd go from bottom 5 defense to top 5 in one off-season. Shatty's going to cost a fortune, but they're not going to just save all this cap room they have. Rather they sign one great player to a long term deal at $7M per than a couple mediocre guys for $3-4M per. There's going to be a compliance buyout after the next lockout in a few years, anyway. If Zibanejad takes the next step and becomes a legit #1C, with this defense, that's a far better team than this past year.
Keep hearing Thornton, no thanks he's a fossil....bring up Nieves for Lindberg, sign a center or put JT back at center
Dallas Stars acquire defenseman Marc Methot from the Vegas Golden Knights for goalie Dylan Ferguson and a 2020 second-round pick Should have made LVK an offer for him
Holden is terrible. I think people have unfairly pegged Staal as a bust. Meanwhile, the poor guy has had to play both defensive positions at once because he is paired with such a terrible partner.
