[brooks] Rangers Expected to Sign "veteran with size and strength" to Fill 7D Role

[Phil]

The Rangers are believed to be still searching for a veteran with size-and-strength attributes to assume the role as seventh defenseman after the club decided to move on from impending free agent Brendan Smith.

 

https://nypost.com/2021/07/26/rangers-expected-to-sign-patrik-nemeth-in-nhl-free-agency/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons

 

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First thought was Gudbranson? Played for Gallant. RD. Probably Lundkvist insurance in the event he struggles or needs the odd night off?

[Ozzy]

If Chara can still move, he'd be perfect for that, boss!

 

I think his gas tank is running on fumes though...

[Phil]

I don't think Chara is going to accept a 7D role at this point. He's either going to play, or not. Just a guess.

[Ozzy]

You're probably right, Phil... It's just at 44, I don't think he'd be a good "every day guy". Apparently he thinks different.

[Cash or Czech]

How about Stanley Cup Winner Luke Schenn? His fancy stats were probably inflated playing on Tampa, and played protected minutes (averaged 10-12 minutes/night) and would be used as insurance. Coming off three 1-year contracts back to back to back at either $700k or $800k. Would certainly be cost effective. He doesn't block a ton of shots but he averaged 2.6 hits/game in those limited minutes.

[Drew a Penalty]

Gudbranson feels like a good bet.

 

Gerard Gallant would never admit it (at least not before Sunday), but he hated seeing Erik Gudbranson traded. In a cap world, someone had to go. Losing him and Willie Mitchell changed the complexion of the blue line. Gallant valued Gudbranson’s game, how hard he could make it on opposing forwards. But Florida’s front office values a different kind of defender, and with one season remaining until his free agency, they weren’t going to ante up for Gudbranson’s skillset.

 

That, as much as anything else, is why Gallant (and close friend Mike Kelly) are no longer on the Florida bench. There was plenty of anger in the NHL community over the dismissal. There were a lot of surprised and angry texts from people I rarely hear from. Gallant righted a wayward ship and won a franchise-record 47 games last season, getting them to the playoffs for the second time in 15 years.

 

Link: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/different-visions-led-split-gallant-panthers/

[Sharpshooter]

Gudbranson feels like a good bet.

 

 

 

Link: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/different-visions-led-split-gallant-panthers/

 

A gudbet. :D

[Ozzy]

Maybe they take a peek out west to Hjalmarsson?? He's a LD, RFA, but he might be too rich for our blood for a 7th D.

[Phil]

Maybe they take a peek out west to Hjalmarsson?? He's a LD, RFA, but he might be too rich for our blood for a 7th D.

 

Retiring.

 

https://www.secondcityhockey.com/2021/7/25/22593486/chicago-blackhawks-breaking-news-report-niklas-hjalmarsson-retirement

[LindG1000]

Maybe they take a peek out west to Hjalmarsson?? He's a LD, RFA, but he might be too rich for our blood for a 7th D.

 

He just retired. He'd have been such a good fit too.

[Phil]

He just retired. He'd have been such a good fit too.

 

In place of Nemeth, not for a 7D role.

[Ozzy]

Shit!! Thanks fellas...I didn't even see it! :doh:

[ThirtyONE]

So is this Nemeth? Or is this on top of Nemeth?

[Keirik]

He just retired. He'd have been such a good fit too.

 

So true. When the FA rep bet came up, he was my first thinking before looking up news on him.

[Dunny]

So is this Nemeth? Or is this on top of Nemeth?

 

That's my question, too. Seem like the same thing.

[Drew a Penalty]

So is this Nemeth? Or is this on top of Nemeth?

 

On top of. Nemeth is definitely a regular.

[siddious]

Nothing surprising here, we all knew they’d go for a veteran dman to anchor that bottom pair.

 

 

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[Phil]

So is this Nemeth? Or is this on top of Nemeth?

 

On top of. This is from the Nemeth article.

[ThirtyONE]

On top of. This is from the Nemeth article.

 

I should prob just read the article, huh?

 

EDIT: the bit about whiffing on getting Kakko a countryman is something I've been screaming from the rooftops for two years. Absurd that it hasn't been brought up until now but I'm glad it finally has. Guy was so homesick they had to fly a scout out to hang out with him (or someone like that).

[Phil]

I should prob just read the article, huh?

 

LOL. I mean, I'm not here to tell you what to do with your life, but, yeah.