RodrigueGabriel Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Agreed. Get him. Figure the rest out later. If that means having to walk away from Zibanejad, who'd be signing a deal with most of his years on the wrong side of 30, so be it. Frankly, there's no guarantee Zibanejad's next deal wont' be more expensive than Eichel's current AAV anyway. Gotta' get him if you can, even if it's Mika. Essentially, it's a rerun where Mika becomes Brassard and Eichel becomes Mika. You won't have a cap break on this one, but you also won't have a development lag. He's all there on Day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Gotta' get him if you can, even if it's Mika. Essentially, it's a rerun where Mika becomes Brassard and Eichel becomes Mika. You won't have a cap break on this one, but you also won't have a development lag. He's all there on Day 1. That's a great point. Completely agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Rumors all over the place about the Rangers shopping the 1st + for Eichel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 "Rumors" is not a source. Please link them so we can weigh their veracity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Rumors all over the place about the Rangers shopping the 1st + for Eichel. "Rumors" is not a source. Please link them so we can weigh their veracity. This died a couple of days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 "Rumors" is not a source. Please link them so we can weigh their veracity. I'm happy for this to be maintained with little to no veracity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 OK, well, you'll forgive me for dismissing it, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 OK, well, you'll forgive me for dismissing it, then. All good. *Insert fist bump here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 https://twitter.com/realkyper/status/1311699098265939970?s=21 I guess that?s where the rumors are coming from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 https://twitter.com/realkyper/status/1311699098265939970?s=21 I guess that’s where the rumors are coming from Oh Sweet Christmas! Please no! I’d love Eichel, and I can’t blame Buffalo for wanting #1 OVA for him... But no. Keep the pick. Take LaFreniere. Make him your guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I really just don't see Buffalo trading Eichel. It really makes no sense for them to trade a guy who's going to be a premiere center in this league for a very long time to come. As we know all too well, Centers, especially one's like Eichel are pretty tough to find. As good as LaFreniere is, or may be...he's a winger, and there are a lot more of those....maybe not as special as him, but you could get by really well with just some "pretty good" wingers. Centers, I think are the real crux of the team, and Eichel is a really good one! If Buffalo trades Eichel, I think they'd be crazy. ...we've seen crazy before, but this one just doesn't make sense to me looking at it from the Sabres' side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Well.....Tampa just did this without Stamkos.....Ummm Rangers need centers, this just proves how important that pivot position is and the depth needed to make it happen.. I dont want to send #1 but hell we need to make a package that Buffalo can't deny. Panarin is our franchise winger. We committed to him. We need a center folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Well.....Tampa just did this without Stamkos.....Ummm Rangers need centers, this just proves how important that pivot position is and the depth needed to make it happen.. I dont want to send #1 but hell we need to make a package that Buffalo can't deny. Panarin is our franchise winger. We committed to him. We need a center folks. I don't know. Stamkos hurt kind of proves the opposite. They won with Point/Cirelli. Is that combo that much better than Zibanejad/Strome? I think it's in the ballpark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 I don't know. Stamkos hurt kind of proves the opposite. They won with Point/Cirelli. Is that combo that much better than Zibanejad/Strome? I think it's in the ballpark. Agree. Tampa won because of depth, the depth we'd have to gut to get Eichel. Buffalo isn't going to want picks and futures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tphilly5 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Athletic came out with a piece today that said Eichel to Rangers “just makes sense”. Cost would ‘only’ be #1 overall and something else substantial. No thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Athletic came out with a piece today that said Eichel to Rangers “just makes sense”. Cost would ‘only’ be #1 overall and something else substantial. No thank you. Let's just be clear. Eichel is better than Lafrenier by a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tphilly5 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Let's just be clear. Eichel is better than Lafrenier by a mile. Agreed. But I would rather have LAF, whatever other substantial piece they are talking about, and the cap space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Let's just be clear. Eichel is better than Lafrenier by a mile. Most likely, but we don't know this with 100% certainty. High rated prospects have come in and dominated right away before. Eichel isn't a gold standard. He's beatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Eichel is also 5 years older and making $10 million per for the next 6 seasons. I’d love Eichel but don’t want to sacrifice having LaFreniere to get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 The rangers would be crazy to not trade the first + (buch, kravstov, etc) for Eichel. Not only is he a C, but he's directly parallel with our teams apex window of success. In 2 years Lafreniere will barely be able to drink in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 It doesn't make sense at all for Buffalo. But if that's a real option for the Rangers they'd be absolute fools to hang on to a complete unknown prospect for Jack Eichel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 It doesn't make sense at all for Buffalo. But if that's a real option for the Rangers they'd be absolute fools to hang on to a complete unknown prospect for Jack Eichel I agree with you full and it's shocking to see others who wouldn't pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 As much as I'm a big ticket guy, I think they need to stay the course. I'm fine with making a trade, but lets not go overboard. Rangers have had great success grabbing early 20's change-of-scenary guys, not big name tickets (sans Panarin via FA). Brassard, Zibanejad, Strome. Oh weird, we have Strome, Yeah, that'd make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 The rangers would be crazy to not trade the first + (buch, kravstov, etc) for Eichel. Not only is he a C, but he's directly parallel with our teams apex window of success. In 2 years Lafreniere will barely be able to drink in the states. It doesn't make sense at all for Buffalo. But if that's a real option for the Rangers they'd be absolute fools to hang on to a complete unknown prospect for Jack Eichel I agree with you full and it's shocking to see others who wouldn't pull the trigger. As much as I'm a big ticket guy, I think they need to stay the course. I'm fine with making a trade, but lets not go overboard. Rangers have had great success grabbing early 20's change-of-scenary guys, not big name tickets (sans Panarin via FA). Brassard, Zibanejad, Strome. Oh weird, we have Strome, Yeah, that'd make sense. I think it’s probably moot at this point. While they’d be foolish to not consider that deal, it’s possible that that trade might end up amounting to LaFreniere and Zib plus whatever else goes with LaFreniere for Eichel. That might be too much. And as said, I don’t see it happening now. Eichel hasn’t asked for a trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Rangers Fans: Well of course Pittsburgh is good they were gifted Crosby and Malkin! When's the last time we had a #1 pick? Also Rangers Fans: Trade the pick. This is just a really silly conversation, especially because Kakko is not as advertised and will likely be a 60-70 point guy vs the 80-90 point guy some other teams get at #2. Can't imagine from a franchise perspective why we would trade 10 peak years of Lafreniere for five peak years of Eichel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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