Rumours, Innuendos and Flat out B.S.: 2021-22 Edition
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those bums dont go to Montreal , unless Covid strikes again freezing spending on USA teams
Team hit the end of the road
take the 18 mil and poach teams looking to shed short term salary and get more assets in return
hairnova
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External solutions: Artturi Lehkonen has been all over the trade-targets lists for a bit, and sources told The Athletic that Drury and his former boss, Canadiens hockey operations chief Jeff Gorton, have been in contact regarding Lehkonen, who is a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights and is due a $2.3 million qualifying offer. The talks are believed to have been preliminary.
Lehkonen is the sort of upgrade the Rangers would want not just for now but for the long haul. Sammy Blais filled this role before his torn ACL in November; Lehkonen will come in with a bigger RFA price tag beyond this season, but he does more and is better at it than Blais, having been a consistent 10-plus goal scorer his first four seasons before the shortened 2020-21 and ugly numbers this season for the bottom-dwelling Canadiens. He’s a third-liner and penalty-kill guy who contributes on offense and doesn’t kill you defensively. His 58.5 percent xG share is far and away the best on Montreal this season, so he must be doing something right amid all the wrong happening up there.
He won’t be cheap because he isn’t a rental. But Lehkonen gives the Rangers more options and a better third line even without other changes.
theathletic.com
Lehkonen is the sort of upgrade the Rangers would want not just for now but for the long haul. Sammy Blais filled this role before his torn ACL in November; Lehkonen will come in with a bigger RFA price tag beyond this season, but he does more and is better at it than Blais, having been a consistent 10-plus goal scorer his first four seasons before the shortened 2020-21 and ugly numbers this season for the bottom-dwelling Canadiens. He’s a third-liner and penalty-kill guy who contributes on offense and doesn’t kill you defensively. His 58.5 percent xG share is far and away the best on Montreal this season, so he must be doing something right amid all the wrong happening up there.
He won’t be cheap because he isn’t a rental. But Lehkonen gives the Rangers more options and a better third line even without other changes.
How to fix the Rangers’ forward group: Internal solutions, plus trade targets for the top 6, third line and fourth line
Should the Rangers go after a big name like Tomas Hertl, Joe Pavelski or Claude Giroux to shore up their top six? Or focus on depth adds?
theathletic.com
External solutions: Artturi Lehkonen has been all over the trade-targets lists for a bit, and sources told The Athletic that Drury and his former boss, Canadiens hockey operations chief Jeff Gorton, have been in contact regarding Lehkonen, who is a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights and is due a $2.3 million qualifying offer. The talks are believed to have been preliminary.
Lehkonen is the sort of upgrade the Rangers would want not just for now but for the long haul. Sammy Blais filled this role before his torn ACL in November; Lehkonen will come in with a bigger RFA price tag beyond this season, but he does more and is better at it than Blais, having been a consistent 10-plus goal scorer his first four seasons before the shortened 2020-21 and ugly numbers this season for the bottom-dwelling Canadiens. He’s a third-liner and penalty-kill guy who contributes on offense and doesn’t kill you defensively. His 58.5 percent xG share is far and away the best on Montreal this season, so he must be doing something right amid all the wrong happening up there.
He won’t be cheap because he isn’t a rental. But Lehkonen gives the Rangers more options and a better third line even without other changes.
How to fix the Rangers’ forward group: Internal solutions, plus trade targets for the top 6, third line and fourth line
Should the Rangers go after a big name like Tomas Hertl, Joe Pavelski or Claude Giroux to shore up their top six? Or focus on depth adds?
See ya
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
I will get banned again soon, worry not.
Lehkonen for Lafreniere straight up.
Team has to capitalize on trade deadline moves
The heavy lifting moves can be done at the draft
I can see us starting the parade of deadline trades
If you get a first for Ben , take it and move on to the next one
lecoqsportif
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Yup.
Let the auction begin. Tire Fire is the obvious first move.
But don’t self-flood the market with a fire sale. Calibrate supply and demand as best you can with the purge.
Let the auction begin. Tire Fire is the obvious first move.
But don’t self-flood the market with a fire sale. Calibrate supply and demand as best you can with the purge.
Yup , dump the obvious like Lek , Chariot , etc..
Start planting the seeds for the heavier summer moves
Sal_Butera
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Habsy
Just Walking About Aimlessly
I’ve long said he’s a coach’s wet dream. Lehkonen has a ton of value for the playoffs.
Sal_Butera
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Yup - the Habs will need Lekhonen next season for their playoff push after loading up on a couple of key UFAs this summer
lecoqsportif
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Tequila night
MON4NHLTOR4MLB
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If Lekhonen nets us a 1st alone, nvm a 1st and a top prospect, I’ll Vince McMahon meme fall out of my chair. Would be soooo good
Habsy
Just Walking About Aimlessly
Lehkonen will net a first but a very late first. Early second for all intents and purposes.
