Klein is signed to a very reasonable contract. I think the Rangers clearly want to build a defense of 3 right handed defenseman, 3 left handed defenseman. McDonagh-Girardi Staal-Klein Moore-McIlrath I also think this deal is insurance against Staal getting hurt. I figure Skjei will be ready sooner than later. Allen can play now. Ultimately, Moore might be used down the line as trade bait if his progress stalls. I also think this deal makes Stralman very expendable at the deadline. He could surely return a second rounder. I would have liked to get a pick back in this deal as Del Zotto has some upside. However, Del Zotto is dumb on the ice. I'm not sure that is something he can fix. If he does, he has higher upside than Klein. However, I really don't think the Rangers are worried about losing Del Zotto right now with the way Skjei is progressing. Klein is pretty solid. Let's face it. Our defenseman haven't looked solid enough vs. the best lines this year. Perhaps, he will make the team tougher to play against.
I also wouldn't put much into scouting reports on Klein. Nashville has been the worst offensive team in hockey for years. You think the Rangers are bad. Basically, Klein has played his entire NHL career with an offense that can never keep the puck in the other teams zone. He should benefit from having a better offense. The Rangers have spent a lot of this season in the other teams zone for a change. That should help Klein. Don't forget that MDZ was going to be an UFA at the end of this year. He was pissed at the organization already. My guess is he would have gone out and gotten a big offer sheet and screwed the Rangers over.
dump, why do you like starting your own threads with the same topic? It is not a knock on you, just curious.
I started my own thread because Edited for name calling every time the team loses or makes a trade and Edited for attacks on posters opinions Listen up everyone, it is not acceptable for a mod to post the way Dump did in this thread. He is not above reproach. Name calling and saying he does not give a shit over what posters say is not going to continue! It is going to change one way or the other. I apologize to the posters he attacked in here or has attacked up till now. If anyone has been wronged by him either recently and in the past, pm me with examples. I am also going to read over the forum and edit posts that need edited. We have two rules here, 1. Have fun. 2. post in the manner you want posters to post with you! Just because someone is a mod does not mean that does not apply to them as well. truebluefan
So instead of reading the other thread where edited for personal attack on two posters and their opinions like the organization traded a guy who would lead the team to the cup, I started a new one where people might actually realize the Rangers didn't trade Ray Fucking Borque today. Again Dump. Mods do not attack posters and their opinions. Especially if they are not what you think. Debate without name calling. We can't have that whether it be a poster, but especially a mod! truebluefan
It's a nice depth move for a roster need. He sounds like a better Eminger which isn't bad for a 5th/6th guy.
He's tougher than I originally thought. More of a defensibly-responsible guy. As we have said, need those types of guys in AV's system. My initial reaction was to hate it because I'm an infant and hate change. But in the long run, no way were they going to resign MDZ and the blue line just got more balanced, tougher, and smarter. Wanted more for him but lets see how it plays out.
I don't want anyone here to feel discouraged from posting their opinions on this deal or anything else. Dumpy may not be interested in what you have to say but he doesn't speak for everyone.
I've listened to the same posters on this board state for over a year how much Del Zotto sucks. Especially after the Devils series. So they trade him, and now those same posters are stating we got robbed. Please. I was one of the few who stood up for Del Zotto. We have too many fans that like to bitch about anything Sather does. Amazing how the whipping boy of this team is now a guy we got nothing for.
They can speak all they want. It's a free country. These same people have spent over a year stating Del Zotto sucks. Now they are sticking up for him. Sorry, not buying into this crap.
Typical Dump, a couple of people said something so that means the whole board said it... Truth is the majority of the board said it would be dangerous to deal DZ now as they had destroyed his trade value. Turns out that was the case.
There are times I value every post on this board on topics. It's interesting to see what different people think. Not in this case. I have watched this player be trashed by this fan base for over a year. He played good games and got ripped by a huge % of our fan base. Now, because Sather traded him he is a very good player. Hell no. You aren't going there with me. You trashed him, you blamed him, you ripped him on the radio, in the media, etc..... Deal with it. He got traded for a solid defenseman under 30. Get over it. I'm no longer backing Sather at this point. However, with the stupidity directed towards this player by our fan base, it's amazing we got a player like Klein for him.
I don't really see how anyone can argue with this deal. It fills a few needs plus he's signed for 4 years. I mean, did people think they were getting a top nine or top 4D straight up for him? This is a good deal for both sides and a fresh start for both.
It is true DZ got trashed by the entire fan base, sometimes to me unfairly. I don't like it or dislike it yet. I don't know Klein and have to see him play. I don't know he's solid either. In that article by Dreger, said he was supposed to be the anchor for the 2nd pair for years to come. In less than a year, he's gone. Why? I don't know he can be a replacement for Girardi or Staal, but I doubt he's as good as either. Will wait and see on him, but it seems to me DZ was playing much better, especially on the right side. A deal closer to the deadline might have gotten more. It seems AV just wanted him gone. So be it.
