Vigneault did all he could for them, they just didn't find a way to make it happen. In FA Fehr might be someone i'd look at for his $$.
Keep Hags OR MSL (for cheap). Sign Williams or a similar righty gritty top 9 winger. Deal Talbot for something useful. Try and get rid of Glass if you can. Decide what to do with Boyle, I can go either way. If you want him gone, sign a cheaper vet to be the 6th dman with a kid here as the 7th. Drop the puck and let's go...
MLS was done. He couldn't make one play. He lost every board battle even on PP. During game 7 on PP, Rangers were moving puck really well, it came to MSL and just like on that 5 on 3 PP one of the PKs muscled his way onto MLS and cleared the puck. That was important play IMO. I am not saying bring up Glass instead of MSL, I am saying "DO SOMETHING" different. HE DOES NOTHING. He just stands there keep running the same play over and over.
He told Nash and CK don't do whatever it takes to make some lanes around the net, and keep firing the puck from the sides on the pp, Bishop has no shot at stopping floaters.
I hated MSL on the PP, so I agree there for sure. To me MSL at 1.7 mill on the 3rd line, used in the right role by AV, would be fine. But I would only entertain that if we have to move on from Hags because he wants too much money.
No MSL. Hags is fine as long as he is below 3.5M. No Williams, please. No any Vet on D instead of Boyle. Get Dion Phanuef if they can renegotiate his contact perhaps instead of McD. I only agree on Glass.
Oh my lord...now you want to renegotiate contracts, which you cannot do AND even better get Phaneuf instead of McDonagh. My god you are the gift that keeps on giving 2009...LOL. And I wouldn't go a dime above 3 mill for Hags.
Chuck, do not want mL back for free. He now officially sucks, looks like a pee wee player on ice, destroyed our first pp, blew on defense, couldn't win the puck from you in the corner and absolutely CANNOT be on this team next season. Boyle needs to go via trade or buyout. Mcilreith needs to be the 6th defenseman on this team next season. With his attractive 2.6m salary this season Yandle needs to go right now and bring back tough scoring right winger or high first round pick plus as we are not fitting his 5.5 plus salary demands for season after on our cap and bring ski up in his place. Lindbergh needs to be up on the 4th line next season. Hags is another one did nothing in the playoffs and his size is a detriment. Sometime will be enamored by his speed and give us a first rounder or a gritty winger for him. Biggest decision is Nash who imo needs to have his soft ass traded out of here. Only question is if you can get anything remotely resembling fair value for him and the second question is if that even matters if the bottom line is he's gone with that enormous albatross of a salary with him. They should also see what kind of buyout they can arrange with buch's russian team so that he can start his ranger career next year here on right wing. I think this team has a lot of good young players in place but also needs more than one or 2 tweaks next season to get over the hump and win the cup next year
Too much mel. They are not getting rid of MSL, getting rid of Boyle, getting rid of Yandle, playing way unproven McIlrath as the 6th dman, also playing unproven Skjei as the 5th dman, get rid of Hags, get rid of Nash. That is ridiculous mel. Love you bro, but it is. You are way over the top right now, and I get it because you are angry, but they are not making all these changes and playing two unproven kids on D. Yandle is an asset at 2.6 mill, one they plan on using to their cap advantage next season. I know the knee jerk reaction is break it all down and bring in these new players, but that is 100% the wrong thing to do here. Keep it simple and get rid of MSL or Hags and replace them with a gritty firery top 9 right shot winger. Do that and I believe they will be set to go. Then decide what you want to do with Boyle AND can they get out from under Glass and maybe give Sheppard the same deal to be in the 4th line mix with Moore/Lindberg/Fast.
Chuck, forgot to add Sather needs to kick himself up to president only, step back and let gorton be the official gm. Once he's in he makes the changesI suggested and by the way the guys I'm saying need to be replaced outside of msl and boyle will bring back the necessary pieces and components that we are lacking now. Can't sit back and do the same shit again next year. By the way sitting outside poolside in St.Maartens now, here for the next 2 weeks, sun just came up a little while ago and still pissed off i'm not watching the rangers over next 2 weeks here battling for the cup.
I agree with your GM comment...Sather should step up stairs this summer. Like I said, you are angry and I get it. They are not changing that many players on this team, and thank god for that. Go win a cup, and we want you to play two unproven rookies on D...NOT HAPPENING. Not making all those changes upfront either. Have fun down there...like I said I get your anger, but the answer isn't break up the team and bring in all these new players.
If I said to you the firery gritty leader on the Rangers is??? Who would you say? I don't have an answer. The only guy that fits that role is Hank, and he is a goalie so cannot truly be that guy. That is what the Rangers lack and MUST add him this summer. Hopefully in the form of a top 9 righty shot winger.
Chuck, didn't tampa have 2 new players on d this year unless I'm mistaken. Glad your up now as no one is awake here yet lol
Yes...but not two unproven rookies mel. You didn't say get Stralman and Coburn. You said let's play two unproven rookies on D and expect to win a cup...NOT HAPPENING. My own opinion is best case one of them is the 7th dman next season. I don't see the Rangers playing them as the 6th dman, but who knows. I can promise you it won't be both though. McD, G, Staal, Klein, and Yandle will be the top 5...I am 95% sure of that.
Sustr? He played last season as well. They did not add two unproven rookies into their D this season and say have fun as our 3rd pair.
Yeah, and it isn't a SC type team saying hey let's get rid of proven dmen and play McIlrath and Skjei as our 3rd pair....
