Stormtrooper Steve Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I think Stepan would be a good short term option to have at centre until our 2017 draft pick (hopefully) is ready to play in the NHL. Especially if the Sedins retire after this coming season. 6.5 mil for 4 years is definitely a high priced stop gap though, I'm sure there would be a cheaper option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pavelbure96 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Trade for every available player!!! Can't wait to start seeing the youth within the organization develop as opposed to seeing proposals for other teams trash all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Ryan Strome said: To be fair, Ericsson was not a trade, but a UFA signing. It costed nothing in terms of draft picks and played bad enough that he contributed to the tank. Also, Desjardins I think has a bad system. I'm looking to him bouncing back. He had three prior 30 goal seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, 10pavelbure96 said: Trade for every available player!!! Can't wait to start seeing the youth within the organization develop as opposed to seeing proposals for other teams trash all the time. Stepan is not trash anymore than Horvat is. Other than Boeser, I think it will be a long while before any of the Canuck prospects start putting up Stepan type numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 12 minutes ago, Dazzle said: To be fair, Ericsson was not a trade, but a UFA signing. It costed nothing in terms of draft picks and played bad enough that he contributed to the tank. Also, Desjardins I think has a bad system. I'm looking to him bouncing back. He had three prior 30 goal seasons. I was just messing around based on what the op had posted. I'm hoping LE rebounds and I think he likely will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanisleryan Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Ryan Strome said: If that's not a face you want to punch I dont know what is....such a bad signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Vanisleryan said: If that's not a face you want to punch I dont know what is....such a bad signing. Ya to much length. All we can do at this point is hope he turns it around. He has no trade value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhorvat Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Vanisleryan said: If that's not a face you want to punch I dont know what is....such a bad signing. Been wanting to give him a blindsided flying drop kick all season...especially when i think about his nmc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 If the expansion draft weren't a thing and we were the team of say, four or five years ago I'd consider it. But we've already got an expensive stopgap in LE. Only way I'd take him was if they took Sutter and gave us picks which is pretty damn unlikely imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 LOL....Rangers want a top pairing dman for Stepan. I don't think they understand how these things work... http://www.tsn.ca/report-rangers-want-top-d-man-for-stepan-1.781142 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 On 2017-06-14 at 6:17 PM, Vanisleryan said: If that's not a face you want to punch I dont know what is....such a bad signing. If he gets 20+ goals, I don't care if he looks like the elephant man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Tanev, Sutter, and Guance for Stepan and Rangers 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoughtysCheck Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 The New York Rangers have set the price for at a "no doubt first-pair right defenceman," Larry Brooks of the New York Post reports. Brooks notes the Rangers feel they already have a second-pairing defenceman in if they re-sign him before free agency. TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie reported Wednesday Stepan is available on the trade market before his full no-trade clause picks in on July 1. Stepan has four years and $26 million left on his contract with annual cap hit of $6.5 million. The 26-year-old American scored 17 goals and added 38 assists over 81 games with the Rangers in 2016-17, his seventh year with the club. He added two goals and four helpers over 12 playoff games this season. Selected by the Rangers 51st overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Stepan has 128 goals and 232 assists over 515 career games with the Blueshirts. He signed a six-year, $39 million contract with the Rangers in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoughtysCheck Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Something bigger may be brewing for the Arizona Coyotes. After pulling off a minor deal that saw Nick Cousins move from the Philadelphia Flyers to the desert, general manager John Chayka appears to have his eyes on New York Rangers center Derek Stepan, and he's reportedly not alone. According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the Coyotes are one of multiple teams with "serious interest" in Stepan. Stepan has four years remaining on a contract that carries a salary cap hit of $6.5 million. That deal has a no-trade clause over the next two seasons, and a modified no-trade clause in the final two seasons. As McKenzie noted, that clause doesn't kick in until July 1, meaning the Rangers are free to trade him for the best possible return. Following a postseason series loss to Ottawa, Stepan said he was ashamed of his play. He registered one goal and three assists in six games against the Senators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 No idea why Arizona is showing interest. They have Keller, Strome and Domi in the wings, could just wait it out. If they're thinking about getting serious and making a playoff push or starting one, then Tanev or Sbisa would be a lovely fit in Arizona too...hope JB keeps his ears peeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Stepan is a serviceable player for sure but the NYR are dreaming if they think his value is a top pairing D. I wouldn't pay that anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 On 6/15/2017 at 9:17 AM, Vanisleryan said: If that's not a face you want to punch I dont know what is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Chip Kelly said: Tanev, Sutter, and Guance for Stepan and Rangers 2nd. For a 55 point center who makes $6.5M and will be approaching 30 years old by the time we're a playoff team? Hard pass. Galchenyuk would be a better target but even then I wouldn't wanna give up the picks/prospects that Montreal will want. We need to be targeting players Bo's age or younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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