I guess they signed Domingue for Hartford as the new Kinkaid. Good they moved Nemeth, that was a wasted signing from the beginning pretty much though he did alright at times.
Big fan Trochek. Not just because he seemed to score against the Rangers every time he played them. He is a savvy offensive player, plays solid D, not a big edge to his game but he is not going let opponents walk all over them. 7 years is 2 years too long though for a 29 yr old. At least they are doing something.
Just catching up after being away for a few days. Surprised by Trocheck as i was not tracking that one, and 7 years is a lot but if there is no NMC/NTC then the length does not matter as much. It's the NMC/NTC that really kill you. Glad to see Nemeth gone, but giving up 2 potential 2nd rounders is a big price to pay to clear $2.5M of cap space. Let's hope Emberson becomes serviceable.
Yes I agree , we have a good faceoff center that can score , pass , forecheck and play defense .. did somebody mention that he got Selke votes?? toigh parting with a 2nd to get rid of Nemeth but this might be setting up another move. The team’s window is open a lot sooner so I’m ok with it. I want to see a cup not a 2nd round draft pick so fuck it.
Not for nothing but why didn’t we just sign Domingue to back up Igor? He’s good enough to be a back up. They could have signed another cheap AHL/NHL guy to play in Hartford
Hah, well he finished tied for 24th in voting. But the point still stands! Strome probably got negative Selke votes.
Oh boy..just read this off espn... "Strome is a better finisher than Trocheck, but Trocheck brings a bigger bag of tools to the mix."
I have no idea why we signed him to a seven-year contract unless they figure he’ll eventually be a fourth line center when he’s old who could win draws. They couldn’t get him for five years?
Copp was a good faceoff guy in the west which sucks compared to the east in faceoffs but for the Rangers he was below average where Trocheck is a proven ace in the east
I am not going to rip the Trocheck signing apart, he is a good player, who likes to shoot and wins FO's, but 7 year deals for 29 year old players is an old school undisciplined desperate Rangers signing. That deal will not age well, and it could start in 2 years when he is 31. Not a good long term deal at all. Give me Copp for 5 years over this deal. And while he is a better, way more multi-dimensional player than Strome, let me see what he signs for as well. I don't think Trocheck puts us over the top, we aren't as good today as yesterday, and unless he puts us over the top in the next 2 or 3 seasons, it was a bad deal. Plus is Kakko, Lafreniere, Miller all will get better, especially the last two, and should play big roles next season. So maybe their growth, along with Chytil's, combined with Kravtsov, and Trocheck is better than Strome, will make us a better team next season. We'll see. I would like to see Motte back as I have mentioned. You have a bottom 6 with Blais, Chytil, Kravtsov, Motte, Goodrow, Reaves, maybe a kid in the mix, and you have a really deep lineup - really deep. Add in Robertson or Jones on the 3rd pair with Schneider and you have a deep team for sure.
There are 3 teams that amaze me how they still have cap space to sign players - the Pens, Canes, and most of all TB. The Pens and TB show over the cap right now, TB by a lot, so I wonder what scam they are getting ready to use for next season to get back under the cap. Sure it is something. They re-signed a few guys, but also lost Palat. I don't know how they make the cap work next season.
And Letang. So here is the final tally - Copp 5 years $5,625M AAV, Strome 5 years $5M AAV, Trocheck 7 years $5,625M AAV I would put the Copp deal clearly # 1. Strome and Trocheck are close, and for the sake of something new maybe Trocheck gets a slight edge, but being real Strome for 2 less years, and a smaller AVV is the better deal, and I hate Strome. This is a L by Drury, and looks desperate. If he were the final piece, maybe, but he is not. And the other guys we let walk have better team deals - no way Trocheck vs. Copp and Strome is such a gap that he needs two extra years on his deal at 29. And just wait until we see the NTC or NMC in the Trocheck deal. I don't like it.
Rangers would have probably had to pay Strome a little more because of the city tax on income?? … idk how taxes work but hard to imagine they wouldn’t have signed him 5 x 5. Drury must think Trochek is the better player for the team. He’s been right on almost everything so far so we’ll see how it pans out. I though this team was trying to get bigger down the middle … !? The market was scare on FA and Trade fronts I liked Copp as a winger. Too soft to be a 2nd like center. Trochek isn’t Mike Tyson but his defensive play and face offs are very good. Strome sucked defensively in the playoffs
