Staple Inside the Rangers Artemi Panarin-Ryan Strome Bromance

[josh]

Hunt may not be the long-term solution, but it's working now. Also gives Gallant some insight on what works best with those guys.

[Pete]

Panarin just saying out loud what I knew since the end of his first season here.

Everybody crapped all over him. Turns out he was just a late bloomer.

[Long live the King]

The long-term solution is keep plugging in $700k grinders while Strome and Panarin put up the best numbers of their careers.  Instead of trying to find an 'upgrade' for that line, use that upgrade money elsewhere.

[LindG1000]

7 minutes ago, Long live the King said:

The long-term solution is keep plugging in $700k grinders while Strome and Panarin put up the best numbers of their careers.  Instead of trying to find an 'upgrade' for that line, use that upgrade money elsewhere.

The uncomfortable part of all of this is the reality that good middle-lineup players will price themselves out of the market in the coming years. I would not at all be surprised if Key, Lindgren, Blais, and a few more end up traded.

[Phil]

8 minutes ago, Long live the King said:

The long-term solution is keep plugging in $700k grinders while Strome and Panarin put up the best numbers of their careers.  Instead of trying to find an 'upgrade' for that line, use that upgrade money elsewhere.

Quite possibly. Like how the Leafs just did with Bunting instead of paying Hyman.

[Albatrosss]

1 minute ago, Phil said:

Quite possibly. Like how the Leafs just did with Bunting instead of paying Hyman.

or how Pitts does it with Crosby's line.  

[Phil]

36 minutes ago, CCCP said:

or how Pitts does it with Crosby's line.  

Giving modest raises to productive players and eventually trading them? Sure, that works, too.

[The Dude]

10 hours ago, Flynn said:

let me know if you want a free 30 day sub.. I think I have a few more links i can send

 

Edit- 2 more 

Remember that it will automatically charge you for the year if you don't cancel on day 30. 

 

I did. Wasn't happy.  

[Scott]

10 hours ago, jsm7302 said:

 

 

I understand wanting to get your best contract on the open market etc for guys looking to jump from min salary to a few million but let's be honest. 5 mil is more than some make in a decade or a lifetime. If you invest half of that salary annually; you will be able to live that lifestyle forever. 

Agreed professional athletes on the whole do well compared to common folk. 

However I'm always curious how much the get hammered on Fed taxes, agent fees, NY taxes etc. Anybody wanna take a guess at what that breakdown is. My thought is he probably loses ~40% right off the top, so investing half would be drastically less than we think off the top.

Again not passing the hat around for anybody, ever, just trying to get an understanding of how much of say a 5M per year deal they really get. 

Any guesses?

[Jdog99]

6 hours ago, Long live the King said:

The long-term solution is keep plugging in $700k grinders while Strome and Panarin put up the best numbers of their careers.  Instead of trying to find an 'upgrade' for that line, use that upgrade money elsewhere.

It may work for the Strome-Panarin pairing.

The Kreider-Zibanejad connection seems to need a legit third to thrive though.

[Keirik]

If he were just decent at faceoffs….or had a RW that is who’s name rhymed with Matey Killer.

41% this year. Ugh. 

[Long live the King]

19 minutes ago, Jdog99 said:

It may work for the Strome-Panarin pairing.

The Kreider-Zibanejad connection seems to need a legit third to thrive though.

Read that as third leg...Where's Hank when you need him?

[torontonyr]

A story about how integral a player is to the success and happiness of our star player during his contract negotiations? 

 

What a coincidence.

[Pete]

[Valriera]

58 minutes ago, jsrangers said:

Agreed professional athletes on the whole do well compared to common folk. 

However I'm always curious how much the get hammered on Fed taxes, agent fees, NY taxes etc. Anybody wanna take a guess at what that breakdown is. My thought is he probably loses ~40% right off the top, so investing half would be drastically less than we think off the top.

Again not passing the hat around for anybody, ever, just trying to get an understanding of how much of say a 5M per year deal they really get. 

Any guesses?

Sean Avery made a fantastic article about this a while back and the answer is that these guys get shelled. Don’t forget insurance, escrow interest, PAF, NHLPA. Then there’s predators selling shit they don’t need, like supplemental insurance, financial advisory, et cetera. One doesn’t need sympathy but empathy: don’t need to feel bad for them but understanding the reality of the scenario is good

[LindG1000]

10 hours ago, Valriera said:

Sean Avery made a fantastic article about this a while back and the answer is that these guys get shelled. Don’t forget insurance, escrow interest, PAF, NHLPA. Then there’s predators selling shit they don’t need, like supplemental insurance, financial advisory, et cetera. One doesn’t need sympathy but empathy: don’t need to feel bad for them but understanding the reality of the scenario is good

Yep. Agents take a nice cut too.