[brooks] Rangers Expected to Sign [D] Patrik Nemeth in Free Agency

The marriage cannot be consummated until the market officially opens at noon on Wednesday, but The Post has learned that the Rangers are expected to fortify their defense by signing 29-year-old Swedish free agent Patrik Nemeth once the bell rings.

 

Nemeth, who went to the Avalanche from the Red Wings as a rental in the days prior to the trade deadline, is another one of those hard-to-play-against guys whom general manager Chris Drury has targeted since taking command on May 5.

 

The deal would likely be for two or three years, worth between $2.25-$2.75 million per season. The Avalanche have given permission to Nemeth to speak to other teams in advance of the opening of the market.

 

A veteran of 366 NHL games, the 6-foot-3, 228-pound Nemeth is a big-bodied lefty who plays a simple, stabilizing game, is strong is in own end and will protect the front of the net. He can be a nasty one, blocks shots, has a good stick, can make the first pass and not coincidentally at all, should be a stabilizing influence on his projected third-pair partner and fellow Swede, Nils Lundkvist.

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Has ideal NHL size for a blueliner (6'3", 228 pounds) and the ability to play a sound shutdown role at the highest level. Also moves the puck smoothly out of danger. His physical game lacks consistency, so he could stand to become a little more assertive in the NHL. Does not have a ton of offensive creativity in his game.

http://www.sportsforecaster.com/nhl/player/7763

Holy shit, I guessed that in the rep bet??

...on my way to buy me some lotto tix!!!!

Edit...I saw a lot of this Nemeth when I watched Colorado towards the end of this year...(being a MacKinnon fan boy). Solid player...Seemed to really play tough in front of the net. Has a nasty streak in him, and is a pretty fundamentally sound defenseman, in my estimation.

He would fit perfectly with Lunqvist in getting him acclimated to the NHL...The Double Swede Sensation!

Maybe even a record deal??? Ok, maybe not :rofl:

I know the name but can’t honestly say I’ve ever watched him play. From the description it sounds like exactly what we need.

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Just a sound defenseman. He will never ever wow any of us. But, he will be a stabilizing presence for a rookie like Lundkvist to play with.

For a team that struggled on the defensive side of things last season in their own zone that’s exactly what they need.

For the right price that is.

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Seems fine by me but isn't he basically a copy of Brendan Smith? Or is Smith pricing himself too high?

Bigger. Better. Cheaper. He'll probably be the worst of the bunch and I'm sure he'll get hate - someone on d always does - but for a 6th and a mentor for Lundkvist, he's a good pick up.

Bigger. Better. Cheaper. He'll probably be the worst of the bunch and I'm sure he'll get hate - someone on d always does - but for a 6th and a mentor for Lundkvist, he's a good pick up.

Nah we still have trouba.

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Nah we still have trouba.

 

 

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Oh true. Although I wonder if Trouba got the C next year that would change.

I can't promise he'll be good, but Trouba is going to be turned into a wrecking ball under Gallant.

Unleash The Beast!!! Yup!!

Trouba gets Norris votes this year??

Fuck it...I said it!!! :rofl:

I can't promise he'll be good, but Trouba is going to be turned into a wrecking ball under Gallant.

I hope so because he’s been pretty underwhelming otherwise

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Unleash The Beast!!! Yup!!

 

Trouba gets Norris votes this year??

 

Fuck it...I said it!!! :rofl:

Yes, he will. In NHL '22 on Easy.

Bigger. Better. Cheaper. He'll probably be the worst of the bunch and I'm sure he'll get hate - someone on d always does - but for a 6th and a mentor for Lundkvist, he's a good pick up.

And also 3 years younger. Literally the same birthday too lol

2 yr deal is ideal

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2 yr deal is ideal

 

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2 year ideal is deal.

I hope so because he’s been pretty underwhelming otherwise

 

 

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He came into his own a little bit more this season. His pairing started to struggle more as Miller faced rookie struggles. Hopefully, Miller progresses and finds the early steadiness he displayed. I think Trouba will be encouraged to show the tenacity we saw from him in the bubble and on occasion throughout the season. He's the type of defenseman that Gallant covets.

He came into his own a little bit more this season. His pairing started to struggle more as Miller faced rookie struggles. Hopefully, Miller progresses and finds the early steadiness he displayed. I think Trouba will be encouraged to show the tenacity we saw from him in the bubble and on occasion throughout the season. He's the type of defenseman that Gallant covets.

I don’t wanna get into it too much because this isn’t a trouba thread, but I’ve said it on here before plenty of times, I don’t like him. Defensively he doesn’t move the needle for me and physically he chooses his spots very poorly. I hope he changes my mind this season. Still the whipping boy for me until he does lol

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Bigger. Better. Cheaper. He'll probably be the worst of the bunch and I'm sure he'll get hate - someone on d always does - but for a 6th and a mentor for Lundkvist, he's a good pick up.

If cheaper then fine. Smith, for all his shortcomings, was very versatile for us. His last year impressed me a bit. Not saying I’d prefer Smith, but I don’t see this as too much of a difference, even from a 7th d perspective that will probably play a lot more due to injury.