McDonagh to Tampa

[Stepupstepan]

AV better be gone after this season or this rebuild will be useless.

 

[cagedlion]

Yzerman hoodwinks Ranger management again! This trade should not have happened
now! Gorton could have waited. Getting rid of Miller gives me an awful feeling
that AV stays. I hope I am wrong.

Just maybe everybody should be ousted.....the coach, the GM, the president,
and how about a numbskull owner!

 

[Messiah717]

Have to agree, to me Mac was always overrated and Miller was just solid. Can't really complain, let's move forward. Saved cap space for the sumner too.

No complaints from me. They're loaded up for this draft. I liked Miller but he's not a game changer that can't be replaced. It's all about how well they draft.

 

[kreidertime]

This was a great deal for us. This is a monster draft. Absolutely stacked. Picked up another super high, IQ, talented defenseman prospect. Don't forget. We have loads of players on our rosters that are dumb. Low hockey IQ. Miller is one of them. I said he would be a bigger version of Callahan. However, his heart was twice as small. He really never improved. McDonagh for whatever reason has slipped the past 2 years with lots of turnovers. I blame AV's stupid system for some of it. However, I had no interest in the team paying him 8 million a season as a 30 year old.

 

[RangersFan]

So we have three 1st round picks, two 2nd round picks, two 3rd round picks.

How does the conditional pick work? It must be a 2019 conditional pick, otherwise how will we know if TB wins the Cup next year.

Conditional 2nd round pick (2018) which will turn into a 2019 1st round pick if they win it all this year or next.

That must be incorrect and it is 2019 conditional.

 

[panzerporter]

I would hardly call the deal a fleecing, nor was the MSL trade as the Rangers were not going to pay Callahan $7 mil and Marty's leadership brought them within grasp of the Cup. Same goes for whatever astronomical number McD will want, now he's back with Girardi in Tampa. I thought McDonough was an awful Captain, will be interesting to see who gets the "C". I've always liked JT, have more of a problem with Gorton including him in the trade giving up size and youth.

 

[mrmel29]

I would hardly call the deal a fleecing, nor was the MSL trade as the Rangers were not going to pay Callahan $7 mil and Marty's leadership brought them within grasp of the Cup. Same goes for whatever astronomical number McD will want, now he's back with Girardi in Tampa. I thought McDonough was an awful Captain, will be interesting to see who gets the "C". I've always liked JT, have more of a problem with Gorton including him in the trade giving up size and youth.

Kreid's should get the C

 

[mrmel29]

So we have three 1st round picks, two 2nd round picks, two 3rd round picks.

How does the conditional pick work? It must be a 2019 conditional pick, otherwise how will we know if TB wins the Cup next year.

Conditional 2nd round pick (2018) which will turn into a 2019 1st round pick if they win it all this year or next.

That must be incorrect and it is 2019 conditional.

Chuck, very simple. As of now we have tampa 2nd rd pick in 2019. If tampa wins the cup this year or next that 2nd order switches to tampa 1st rd pick in 2019

 

[RangersFan]

I wouldn't give the C to a player who is the poster child for inconsistent play. One period he shows up. The next period he is invisible. Same pattern over and over again. I cannot see that. Plus his hockey IQ leaves a little something to be desired as well.

 

[Messiah717]

I wouldn't give the C to a player who is the poster child for inconsistent play. One period he shows up. The next period he is invisible. Same pattern over and over again. I cannot see that. Plus his hockey IQ leaves a little something to be desired as well.

Kovalev 2.0 but to be fair Kovalev was worse since he had much more talent.

 

[Disturbed]

I wouldn't give the C to a player who is the poster child for inconsistent play. One period he shows up. The next period he is invisible. Same pattern over and over again. I cannot see that. Plus his hockey IQ leaves a little something to be desired as well.

I think one of the reasons they kept Zuc is he is going to be the new captain.

 

[RangersFan]

I would agree IF they plan to resign him. If they don't and he is gone next season (or after next season) you cannot give him the C. The only way he gets the C is if he is getting resigned.

 

[kreidertime]

The future captain of this team is Andersson. I would not have a captain next year. Let Andersson play all season. Give him the C his second year. He can handle it.

 

[mrmel29]

I will be consistent on this...do two picks around 28 + really have huge value...not IMO. And if they don't win the cup this year or next year we get a pick in the 20's and a 2nd which will be late also. Not worth throwing a parade over.

Chuck, last year number 30 pick was nashville and Eeli Tolvanen!! There are plenty of top players that can come out of a later pick and this draft is loaded.

 

[Ranger71]

If Nash comes back i think he will take the C again.

 

[RangersFan]

I really don't see Nash coming back. I think that is a long shot at best. I think Kovy is much more likely. Could happen, but if I were betting I wouldn't bet on Nash coming back here.

Gorton said today he doesn't think the Rangers need a Captain right now, and it will be figured out later on.

Hard for me to see Andersson as the next Captain. Doubt they go all of next year without a Captain, but even if they do I doubt he is made Captain in his second year. This is not McDavid and this is not Edmonton. I doubt they'd make a young kid in year two Captain of the New York Rangers. Someday yes, but there will be a Captain of the Rangers before Andersson someday. Just my opinion.

 

[kreidertime]

Anderson will be the next captain. Maybe year three but that is the guy.

 

[kreidertime]

Though I wouldn't rule out Howden in two or three years. He has that type of leadership as well.