Rangers Acquire Reilly Smith (25% Retained) from PIT for 2nd, 5th Round Picks

[Phil]

 

[Mistercosmic]

One more year, 5 million. 

[RichieNextel305]

Watch us trade them Kakko for Smith when we wouldn’t send him there for Guentzel. Would be hilarious.

 

Wonder what the return would be.

[siddious]

I have a meeting a 2 so of course something will happen between 2-3pm with the rangers

[Cash or Czech]

Guy's a winner, $5M for one more year. Was considered a "down season" putting up 40 points. Better option than most of the FAs on the market, especially with the cost and term.

[RichieNextel305]

He’s not a top line option IMO. Good 3rd liner though.

[Winter]

3 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said:

Guy's a winner, $5M for one more year. Was considered a "down season" putting up 40 points. Better option than most of the FAs on the market, especially with the cost and term.

that depends on what we're sending the division rival

[RichieNextel305]

Deals done.

Edited July 1 by RichieNextel305

[Cash or Czech]

Just now, Winter said:

that depends on what we're sending the division rival

 

Can't imagine much, tbh. Plus whatever we give them isn't going to stop their fall from grace into the depths of our division.

[Pete]

Return is a 2nd and 5th.

 

 

 

Edited July 1 by Pete

[RichieNextel305]

Awaiting on details but deal is done. Smith is coming in. I would hope it would be for a 3rd line role.

[RichieNextel305]

Just now, Pete said:

Return is a 2nd and 5th.

Any retention?

[Valriera]

That is a decent deal but honestly I'd rather just have kept the picks. 

[Mistercosmic]

We do have a 2nd? 

[Albatrosss]

Just now, Mistercosmic said:

We do have a 2nd? 

not anymore

[Cash or Czech]

Just now, Valriera said:

That is a decent deal but honestly I'd rather just have kept the picks. 

 

Why? How do a 2nd and 5th help us win in our window?

[BrooksBurner]

lol yikes

[RichieNextel305]

I don’t love Smith being in the Top-6. I like the player but he’s not a Top-6 guy right now.

 

I’d love to see him on our 3rd line with Cuylle and Chytil. Not with Mika and Kreider. 

Edited July 1 by RichieNextel305

[Winter]

Lord, let Kakko breakout from out of nowhere. SoS

[torontonyr]

This works if somehow he's a replacement for Kakko, who we send elsewhere for a 1r

[RichieNextel305]

Having him and Kakko is redundant. You’d be hoping one finds a home with Zibanejad and Kreider. Both are more suited for 3rd line duties.

 

If Kakko is still here, I don’t love this. I’ve always liked Smith, but I hope this is a move for the 3rd line and not the Top-6, because this also isn’t it.

[Phil]

8 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

lol yikes

 

I mean, it's whatever. Feels lateral. He just exists. It's one year. It works or it doesn't. Oh well.

[RichieNextel305]

I don’t know why they didn’t just communicate to Kane they’d be willing to go to $6 Million on a 1-year deal if this was the alternative.

 

Again, I like the player. But not in the Top-6. He adds value to a 3rd line. If this means we flip Kakko in a trade, fine. But having both here makes no sense because you need to hope 1 can tee off this year and I just don’t see it.

 

I don’t know what the thought process is here from Drury.

[Pete]

1 minute ago, RichieNextel305 said:

I don’t know why they didn’t just communicate to Kane they’d be willing to go to $6 Million on a 1-year deal if this was the alternative.

 

Again, I like the player. But not in the Top-6. He adds value to a 3rd line. If this means we flip Kakko in a trade, fine. But having both here makes no sense because you need to hope 1 can tee off this year and I just don’t see it.

 

I don’t know what the thought process is here from Drury.

I mean...The players have to want to come here. If Kane is already in DET then why is he coming to NY for the same money?

 

There seems to be this idea that GMs can just pick players off the shelves, the player has to want it, too.

[BlairBettsBlocksEverything]

3 minutes ago, RichieNextel305 said:

I don’t know why they didn’t just communicate to Kane they’d be willing to go to $6 Million on a 1-year deal if this was the alternative.

 

Again, I like the player. But not in the Top-6. He adds value to a 3rd line. If this means we flip Kakko in a trade, fine. But having both here makes no sense because you need to hope 1 can tee off this year and I just don’t see it.

 

I don’t know what the thought process is here from Drury.

they're gonna give Kakko another run at top line winger to start the season and then inevitably trade for a stop gap RW again at the deadline.