High and Wide Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 The Premise: Build your top six players through the years that were either heavily rumoured, had deals "on the table", or would have just been the right fit at the right time. Three forwards, two defencemen, and a goalie. Feel free to add a coach into the mix as well. As the replies come in, we'll build a full roster of the most popular answers to make the "All Shoulda-Been" Team. I'll start: Keith Tkachuk - Joe Sakic - Alex Radulov Shea Weber - Sheldon Souray Nikolai Khabibulin --------------- BSBH All Shoulda-Been: Keith Tkachuk - Joe Sakic - Right Wing Ilya Kovalchuk - Petr Forsberg - Right Wing Left Wing - Center - Right Wing Left Wing - Center - Right Wing Shea Weber - Zdeno Chara Defenseman - Defenseman Defenseman - Defenseman Nikolai Khabibulin Goalie Head Coach 1
josh Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Steven Stamkos - Nathan MacKinnon - Bobby Ryan Chara - Jovanovski Vokoun Can't really think for goaltending. I know a few wanted Vokoun for a backup rental on season, about 10 years ago.
ThirtyONE Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Tony Amonte, Alexei Cherepanov, Pavel Bure We had all these guys but they never got their chance to shine. I didn't know Nikolai Khabibulin was rumored. That would have been cool.
Phil Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Tony Amonte, Alexei Cherepanov, Pavel Bure We had all these guys but they never got their chance to shine. I didn't know Nikolai Khabibulin was rumored. That would have been cool. That's not what this thread is for. It's about guys who never became Rangers but should have. Amonte and Bure were both Rangers, and Cherepanov was a drafted prospect.
Phil Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Keith Tkachuk - Mats Sundin - Petr Forsberg Shea Weber - Tomas Kaberle Nikolai Khabibulin
Mr.wiskers Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 That kind of sucks because we DID have Lindros but we could have had him in his prime. And I think we had Gordie Howe in our minor league system and didn?t sign him?would he count toward this scenario? Sent from my iPad using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk
Ozzy Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 I'll go with: Stamkos - Sakic - Forsberg - Forward Chara - Weber - Defense Maybe I'm losing my cookies but I think we had a shot a Hasek before he got dealt to Detroit.. So I'll say Hasek - Goalie
Morphinity 2.0 Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Wasn't Kovalchuk strongly rumored to want to sign with the Rangers in 2010? Gotta have him up front.
Drew a Penalty Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Zach Parise (At least his dad wanted him in NY) - Jason Arnott (This is gonna needa 4th line center) - Jarome Iginla (When wasn't he rumored to NY?) Alexei Semenov (Need a third pair too) - Chris Chelios Nikolai Khabibulin
Phil Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Wasn't Kovalchuk strongly rumored to want to sign with the Rangers in 2010? Gotta have him up front. Yup. Before that, even. I think it was after his ELC — the Rangers would have been in all kinds of tampering trouble if any of it got out. They had him touring the city, looking at apartments and shit. Same as they did for Weber when they were going to sign him to an offer sheet. Except that was at least legal.
Drew a Penalty Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Yup. Rangers were in all kinds of tampering trouble if any of it got out LOL. They had him touring the city, looking at apartments and shit. Same as they did for Weber when they were going to sign him to an offer sheet. Except that was at least legal. I thought Weber came out saying that he didn't want to play in a big city like NY at one point?
Phil Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 I thought Weber came out saying that he didn't want to play in a big city like NY at one point? Yes, after touring. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8181797/sources-new-york-rangers-were-contenders-shea-weber
Ozzy Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 I thought Weber came out saying that he didn't want to play in a big city like NY at one point? The rumor was he couldn't find tampons that fit him :rofl:
RangersIn7 Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 I thought Weber came out saying that he didn't want to play in a big city like NY at one point? Yes, after touring. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8181797/sources-new-york-rangers-were-contenders-shea-weber He’s from a ridiculously small town in BC so it’s no surprise he felt that way.
Phil Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Yet, hilariously enough, ended up in Montr?al, and signed an offer sheet with Philadelphia. Notoriously small-town... err, cities? :rofl:
RangersIn7 Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Yet, hilariously enough, ended up in Montr?al, and signed an offer sheet with Philadelphia. Notoriously small-town... err, cities? :rofl: Yeah That’s odd in and of itself Still, neither of those places are NY
Phil Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Sure but on the spectrum of "small town" to "big city," they're nowhere near the former.
RangersIn7 Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Sure but on the spectrum of "small town" to "big city," they're nowhere near the former. I agree It’s not as though the NHL has any small towns to choose from though
Phil Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 I agree It’s not as though the NHL has any small towns to choose from though Well, no, but small "markets," which might have been what he was after. Or, given the Philly offer sheet, he just didn't want to come to New York?
Drew a Penalty Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 I'd say maybe he didn't want to play for Torts, but he signed an offer sheet for a team coached by Laviolette. Not exactly too different.
RangersIn7 Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 Well, no, but small "markets," which might have been what he was after. Or, given the Philly offer sheet, he just didn't want to come to New York? He had that in Nashville and had no trade protection I believe.
High and Wide Posted July 16, 2020 Author Posted July 16, 2020 OP has been updated for all repeats. Who else we got??
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