Keirik

I thought the Rangers really found their game this period. Only problem is that their game usually sucks

Jesus Christ lol

No egg rolls, no sesame chicken, no goopy oily mess sugary craptastic stuff.

It’s the first I realized was Brett HowQuinn really going to be a healthy scratch originally?

Had real Chinese food tonight and not American Chinese food so win is guaranteed

I don’t think it makes it unfair. But I had other stipulations. Only one player, has to have been drafted by team, and has to be in top echelon of salaries. Can only be used on player one time for a max number of years. Obviously would need more tinkering. I just look at a team like Tampa and think it’s a bit unfair to them. I’m not going to cry myself to sleep thinking oh poor poor Tampa but they mostly built from within. No team is ever going to completely draft all players but they are up there. One franchise like player isn’t going to make them unstoppable but it certainly would help limit cap circumventing as well. Honestly, so they become a harder team to beat if it’s one more player they can retain? It’s not such a bad thing. The McDavid thing is so few and far between. And yes, I understand it could lead to some dynasties but I don’t see that as a hugely bad thing. Every sport has them from time to time. Football is one of the more successful versions of it.

I’ve been saying for years the nhl needs to allow a cap exempt player, like a franchise player. Even before this cap crunch. It just makes sense. Teams shouldn’t be punished for developing talent by having to decide either to pay him and sell off another commodity to do so or trade him before he cap wise prices himself out of the team.

Just ask Ryan O'Reilly how he enjoyed Buffalo lol

Meh. It's just something to discuss. I just think it would hav been better to try and catch lightning in a bottle instead of a turd on a stick

ALF scores more goals tonight than G has Momos

since coming into the league in 15/16 Eichel has the 13th most points from the C position in the league, on a team that has the 2nd least points in that time period unless you could the Knights which weren't around the entire time. Then its the third least points. I don't know his ceiling TBH, but if he were with actual talent, I think he improves on 13th most points to say 6-7th most? That puts him pretty elite.

so that's a no i guess. You're the one using his quotes as if it has any meaning, not me. Look, im not trying to start anything with you specifically but I still think it was a dumb signing. Especially when you bring in both him and Bitetto. If you want to say he had good work ethic, good pk, good soldier, all that stuff to show the kids, then it actually looks kind of worse to dump him mid season out of nowhere like that. He just was a pointless signing and as others and myself said, was so early on when you might have actually gotten luckier on a better signing had you let it flesh out a bit. If you missed out and team x,y, or z scooped up JJ clearly we would have been fine since he couldn't even last a full season here.

woah

Not unless Eichel publicly comes out and says he will not put on a Sabres sweater ever again. Then again, if that does happen, Gorton would have to acknowledge his leverage this time and actually be a bit shrewd.

But a team with a Kink and a Skank has so much potential together

MDZ is someone i mentioned in the thread and is having a pretty decent year. Certainly would have been a better signing but it is what it is. Also mentioned Greene but he went for too much money anyway.

it was perfect. I didn't see anywhere in that JD presser that they mentioned they only signed him for half a year and planned to waive him eventually.

So then don't join in on the conversation? I'm not sure what the problem is here.

I think that's the way the entire league is going to be. Players cant just price themselves out of the entire league. I guess they can but they won't. I personally think this is very good news specifically for the Rangers. Players like Ziby, Buch, Chytil, Shesty might take an extra year just for a guaranteed salary even if it means not seeking the last dime from a club. Could even possibly mean a guy like Eichel might even be obtained for less since money is tighter for some other teams. Guys like Hall i really feel sorry for. Wait, no I don't.

Only the Rangers could ever manage for that to happen with the 2nd overall pick

if you ever do find it, go for the MOMO dumplings too. :)

Yeah thats my biggest problem.

Guys his name is K I N K A I D Stop with the Kincaid stuff lol

woah Sukuti!

lol yeah sure.