Charts in blog fixed, sorry for the inconvenience.
- airjan23

They seemed to be good at first then went to being Weber vs Subban. They also don't load consistently for me but I think that is the sites fault.

They seemed to be good at first then went to being Weber vs Subban. They also don't load consistently for me but I think that is the sites fault.
- JRR1285

I changed the embed code, should be fine now.

I changed the embed code, should be fine now.
- airjan23

Looks good now.

just based on an increase in opportunity and playing time, you can reasonably expect his next year to be his best, I think it would be smart to take advantage of that
- YuenglingJagr

Ya that's y I say lock him up long term now

I know I'll get killed here Jan for the following comment but who really cares. Theres a top end RFA center in western Canada that requires an offer sheet. Draisital would be the perfect #1 center. One of two ways to do this. Sign him to an $11.5m/ year for 7 years or, entice Edmonton to take Kreider, Miller & Sean Day plus next years 1rnd pick. Do they bite the bullet and kill themselves trying to resign their RFA;s for next year or let him walk for the picks. They could at least entertain the idea of ready to go players. Just a thought. Ok, let me have it!

I know I'll get killed here Jan for the following comment but who really cares. Theres a top end RFA center in western Canada that requires an offer sheet. Draisital would be the perfect #1 center. One of two ways to do this. Sign him to an $11.5m/ year for 7 years or, entice Edmonton to take Kreider, Miller & Sean Day plus next years 1rnd pick. Do they bite the bullet and kill themselves trying to resign their RFA;s for next year or let him walk for the picks. They could at least entertain the idea of ready to go players. Just a thought. Ok, let me have it!
- rangerbluelou

I am all for Draisaitl but it is just not realistic. The money is not there to threaten with an offersheet that would get the job done. So now there is no way to actually threaten them and I don't think they take those players for Draisaitl. Plus that is a lot to give up if they did.

I know I'll get killed here Jan for the following comment but who really cares. Theres a top end RFA center in western Canada that requires an offer sheet. Draisital would be the perfect #1 center. One of two ways to do this. Sign him to an $11.5m/ year for 7 years or, entice Edmonton to take Kreider, Miller & Sean Day plus next years 1rnd pick. Do they bite the bullet and kill themselves trying to resign their RFA;s for next year or let him walk for the picks. They could at least entertain the idea of ready to go players. Just a thought. Ok, let me have it!
- rangerbluelou

No way at $11.5/per for that length. I am all for bringing in talent to the Rangers, but what works on one team may not work on yours. I'd rather reward those that work out to keep them here and continue to work out. Otherwise, you risk a Gomez-like situation where you need to sucker another GM in taking a non-tradable contract off your hands.

Duchene wont sign with us because we've already retired his jersey number, 9.

Duchene wont sign with us because we've already retired his jersey number, 9.
- discojaws

- tomburton99

Also the Canes just signed Jaccob Slavin to extenison, 7 years 37.1 million. If Skjei has another season like he had this past year, do you bridge him or sign him to a comparable contract in context to Slavin?

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/jaccob-slavin

Also the Canes just signed Jaccob Slavin to extenison, 7 years 37.1 million. If Skjei has another season like he had this past year, do you bridge him or sign him to a comparable contract in context to Slavin?

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/jaccob-slavin
- tomburton99

See my comment on the prior page when I wrote: "I see NY more likely locking up Skjei like Carolina did with Jaccob Slavin rather than dealing him."

I know I'll get killed here Jan for the following comment but who really cares. Theres a top end RFA center in western Canada that requires an offer sheet. Draisital would be the perfect #1 center. One of two ways to do this. Sign him to an $11.5m/ year for 7 years or, entice Edmonton to take Kreider, Miller & Sean Day plus next years 1rnd pick. Do they bite the bullet and kill themselves trying to resign their RFA;s for next year or let him walk for the picks. They could at least entertain the idea of ready to go players. Just a thought. Ok, let me have it!
- rangerbluelou

Your not going to get killed on here by me for that idea

I am all for Draisaitl but it is just not realistic. The money is not there to threaten with an offersheet that would get the job done. So now there is no way to actually threaten them and I don't think they take those players for Draisaitl. Plus that is a lot to give up if they did.
- JRR1285

Yeah let's give the Draisaitl offer sheeting(or offer sheeting any team in general) a rest. Rangers are too classy a franchise to build bad blood with any other teams GM's etc, specially Sather with his NY/EDM connection. NEVER HAPPENING, just like Tavares to Rangers is a pipedream. You want a Elite #1? Stink for a season & pray there's one available in draft with pick 1 or 2(which hate to break it to ya, we'll probably never be that bad with our "retooling on the fly" strategy".

Yeah let's give the Draisaitl offer sheeting(or offer sheeting any team in general) a rest. Rangers are too classy a franchise to build bad blood with any other teams GM's etc, specially Sather with his NY/EDM connection. NEVER HAPPENING, just like Tavares to Rangers is a pipedream. You want a Elite #1? Stink for a season & pray there's one available in draft with pick 1 or 2(which hate to break it to ya, we'll probably never be that bad with our "retooling on the fly" strategy".
- discojaws

I agree, offer sheets are so rare, it really seems to be something most teams stay away from now.

See my comment on the prior page when I wrote: "I see NY more likely locking up Skjei like Carolina did with Jaccob Slavin rather than dealing him."
- airjan23

Sorry I missed it. Was looking to be a smart ass with Duchene.

- tomburton99

HOWEVER, that number would look real good in red, white & blue

4 years, $18M...without a NT/NM.

I know I'll get killed here Jan for the following comment but who really cares. Theres a top end RFA center in western Canada that requires an offer sheet. Draisital would be the perfect #1 center. One of two ways to do this. Sign him to an $11.5m/ year for 7 years or, entice Edmonton to take Kreider, Miller & Sean Day plus next years 1rnd pick. Do they bite the bullet and kill themselves trying to resign their RFA;s for next year or let him walk for the picks. They could at least entertain the idea of ready to go players. Just a thought. Ok, let me have it!
- rangerbluelou

Hard pass on that proposed deal.

Yeah let's give the Draisaitl offer sheeting(or offer sheeting any team in general) a rest. Rangers are too classy a franchise to build bad blood with any other teams GM's etc, specially Sather with his NY/EDM connection. NEVER HAPPENING, just like Tavares to Rangers is a pipedream. You want a Elite #1? Stink for a season & pray there's one available in draft with pick 1 or 2(which hate to break it to ya, we'll probably never be that bad with our "retooling on the fly" strategy".
- discojaws

the pipe dream poop makes my eyes glaze over

Sorry I missed it. Was looking to be a smart ass with Duchene.
- tomburton99

This is why nobody likes you.

Hard pass on that proposed deal.
- tomburton99

Then you go and completely redeem yourself.

I agree, offer sheets are so rare, it really seems to be something most teams stay away from now.
- B2B76

Precisely, & as one poster had mentioned in the prior blog, who's to say Draisaitl's numbers weren't stacked playing on a line with McDavid, which they were!

Tough pill to swallow to have a 10million dollar man only putting up Stepan-like numbers. Clearly that's worst case scenario but a risk no GM is willing to take, except Brian Burke maybe

Then you go and completely redeem yourself.
- JRR1285

I mean to sign Draisaitl to that deal would be like two 1st's, a 2nd and 3rd or four 1st's. Not thrilled with that. However, the Rangers have nobody to replace Kreider and Miller. Day is the Rangers best N.A. prospect. No on all accounts there.

Precisely, & as one poster had mentioned in the prior blog, who's to say Draisaitl's numbers weren't stacked playing on a line with McDavid, which they were!

Tough pill to swallow to have a 10million dollar man only putting up Stepan-like numbers. Clearly that's worst case scenario but a risk no GM is willing to take, except Brian Burke maybe
- discojaws

Very much a fact.