Phil Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Slats is renowned for his lop-sided trade victories, which were often countered by horrific free agent signings, but he's actually done some good work on that front. Gaborik (two-time 40-goal scorer), Zuccarello, Girardi (undrafted), and others were all signed by the ol' cigar aficionado. Who, in your opinion, was his absolute best signing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Head Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Gomez. Lead team in scoring and fetched us McDonagh :) Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Gomez. Lead team in scoring and fetched us McDonagh :) Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Also railed on Trautwig on national television for wearing jeans to an interview. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Tom Renney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Martin St. Louis Gave us clutch moments especially the goal in game 6 of the 2014 ECF and gave TBL key draft picks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Martin St. Louis Gave us clutch moments especially the goal in game 6 of the 2014 ECF and gave TBL key draft picks He was a trade, not a free agent signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfrancesa Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 A terrible trade at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfrancesa Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Sather was mediocre at best as gm here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Zuc, easy. Top scorer on the team last 3 season, been the heart of the team (with Hank) and a big fan favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 ...and cheap as chips, and is likely to net us a #1pick when he goes. Not sure he's the best but it can't be far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 He got Henrik to sign and come over. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Nylander/Straka/Shanahan Gaborik/Zuccarello Stralman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Nylander/Straka/Shanahan Gaborik/Zuccarello StralmanAll this,+Frolov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Not the best but honorable mentions Pouliot Grabner Rozsival (although hated at the end of his tenure, his first contract was a steal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Gaborik While not Jagr like, he transformed a mediocre offense into a significant threat for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddynyc Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Zucc is at the top of my list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I think Gaborik is far and away the best signing, it's really a race for second. I'd go with Girardi. He soured at the end of his time here, but people forget that he was really good for a decade, and was a major part of the culture change around the organization when Renney was here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giacomin Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I think Gaborik is far and away the best signing, it's really a race for second. I'd go with Girardi. He soured at the end of his time here, but people forget that he was really good for a decade, and was a major part of the culture change around the organization when Renney was here. Gabby is still paying dividends in the players we got for him. Players like Brass who contributed mightily to the finals run and who ultimately yielded us Z. Zuc was a great signing and solid resigning. G was a great signing and terrible resigning. Stralman was a great signing and awful no-attempt at resigning. Fuck Slats, he was not good enough and was lucky to continue here after the lockout. He redeemed himself some, to his credit with a lot of help, but ultimately failed. He had to hand over a good chunk of his kingdom to Gorton because he knew he could not keep up with the job any longer. He was getting his ass kicked by other GMs and everybody including his colleagues and subordinates knew it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Gaborik. Rangers have missed having a game breaker since he left, as Nash never filled that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Head Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 He was a trade, not a free agent signing. And still not sure if that was a good trade Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Gaborik. Rangers have missed having a game breaker since he left, as Nash never filled that role. Oh good grief. In his first 3 seasons - Nash 21 G in 44 games (39 pace) 26 G in 65 games (32.8 pace) 42 G in 79 games What more do you need to do to be a gamebreaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Oh good grief. In his first 3 seasons - Nash 21 G in 44 games (39 pace) 26 G in 65 games (32.8 pace) 42 G in 79 games What more do you need to do to be a gamebreaker? Okay, you forgot total points as well as the next two and a half seasons. Whoops. He had one 40+ goal season and was a perennial playoff failure. While Gaborik put up 75+ points in two of his three seasons including a 40/40 season. Gaborik was a game breaker for time he was here. Nash wasn't on the same level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Oh good grief. In his first 3 seasons - Nash 21 G in 44 games (39 pace) 26 G in 65 games (32.8 pace) 42 G in 79 games What more do you need to do to be a gamebreaker? being signed as a UFA? rangers traded for Nash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Nylander/Straka/Shanahan Gaborik/Zuccarello Stralman Nylander for me. the chemistry between him, Jagr and Straka was the best I've seen on the rangers ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Okay, you forgot total points as well as the next two and a half seasons. Whoops. He had one 40+ goal season and was a perennial playoff failure. While Gaborik put up 75+ points in two of his three seasons including a 40/40 season. Gaborik was a game breaker for time he was here. Nash wasn't on the same level. Gabby didn't do anything in the playoffs either. What'd he have, 6 goals in 25 games or somethign? Nash's last 3 seasons don't matter, because you said "since Gaborik." Nash was after Gaborik, and if you don't think a 40-goal scorer is a gamebreaker, I don't know what to tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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