They signed Taylor Raddysh for the 4th line. 2y, $3 Mil. Eh, kind of expensive for a 4th liner: Did Score 20g a few years ago. Looks like they need a 3rd line center. I liked Parsinnen’s hustle and grit last year. But idk if he has the faceoff ability or scoring to anchor the 3rd line. Most likely they’ll bump Carrick up and down which isn’t a good thing. and for the love of of stop playing Brodzinski. Again, good hustle, plays his role, but just stop
Raddysh makes no sense. Our 4th line was set with Rempe-Carrick-Edstrom. Unless they feel Rempe at some point we’re getting a lengthy suspension and they need an extra piece around.
Not my favorite player but a vet right shot bottom 6 winger with very good skating is OK for a 1.5 hit. If Mika is a wing, and everyone seems to be saying that’s where he will start, hard for them to trust Berard-Parss-Othmann as the third line with nothing else. Maybe that’s where it ends up but need some depth there. Raddysh will at least give them a vet presence with speed to fit Sully’s forecheck system.
Yeah, Raddysh is actually a decent signing for a year or two. Parssinen and Brodz can go. I still think they need a 3C upgrade. Isn't Johansen looking to return?
The 3rd line is the absolute weakness, and quite frankly isn't good enough. The move to make is get rid of Soucy's ridiculous $3.25M for a 3rd pair/depth dman, and get a solid 3rd liner in here. We don't need Soucy, and adding a solid 3rd liner would lower the potential reliance on Othmann/Perreault. The Rangers basically have 5 or 6 4th liners, all of whom would be out of place trying to be 3rd liners. Hopefully Drury can get a much needed one more move done.
No issue sending out Soucy for the right upgrade but let’s not lose sight of why he is here. Right now Schneider (on his off side) and Borgen are the second pair, according to Larry and several others. Schneider never played the left side until last year for about 5 games. If that goes badly there is nobody on the roster besides Soucy with top 4 experience. If the Schneider/Borgen pairing holds, your third line would be a combination of Vaak-Robertson-Morrow. Nobody in the front office or coaching staff is going to be comfortable with that. That’s one top 4 injury away from disaster. Like him or hate him Soucy is not a bad player. I would not judge him on a small sample size on a shit team in a shit system. He was pretty good for Seattle. Let’s get some stability here and he could end up being a decent guy to have around for the 1 year remaining on his deal, if that’s what happens.
Really like what I’ve been reading about Morrow and how he profiles. Good size and can move which matches what Drury has been looking for. Depending how he performs in camp he could lock down 3RD and see some PP2 time. If it’s not him on the second unit not sure who it would be…
Raddysh was a moronic signing. This move is a perfect example of why the Rangers might be the worst team in hockey at developing forwards. There is having competition and then there is creating an environment where young players don't believe they are given a chance to win a job. This move was unnecessary. You have Roobroeck a 6'7 forward who really is a natural center and who had 20 goals as an AHL rookie last year on a crap team. You have Berard. You have Othmann. Perreault needs AHL time IMO. You have Kaliyev. You have Parssinen. This is what the dumbass Rangers always do. Bring in a j0urneyman. Drury was having a good day until that stupid move.
Weekes tweeted yesterday we are one of the 4 finalists for Shabanov, the young Russian winger who had a Panarin-like rise in the K. Hadn’t heard of him but real good numbers. Just looked him up…5’8, 157 lbs. I thought it was a typo. It’s not.
Keeping Z at C and Trocheck pushed to 3C may not be the best move for them individually, but would certainly lengthen the lineup solidify the 3rd line and ensure there is room on the wings for kids. Not sure why everyone has been so quick to lock in Mika as a wing. Lots to shake out here still.
Marchand is tiny. So was Fleury. If you have the attitude to get into the fight every night, you can have a guy like that on your team.
He's sort of a shiftier version of Zuccarello. Sounds like he may be leaning towards Philly to play with Michkov but it seems down to 2 teams.
