Quoting: Josh
Same dudes were like “Jagr?” “Who’s this Lundqwuest guy?” Play Montoya and Jason Ward!!
If you have a chance to get elite talent, entering the prime of his career, you do it.
This team has a chance to develop into something good. Add a top 5 winger or top 5 dman and you are setting up to be a perennial contender as opposed to a bubble team.
LOL seriously? The Rangers got Jagr for Anson Carter! LOL That is a terrible example, I'll give two Anson Carters for Panarin!
And who the hell said play Montoya over Hank?!? LOL Find me one post that ever said that! Hank was on fire from the day he got here, he was clearly solid gold from day one. Not sure where you got that from...
This is simple logic..."IF" the Rangers were to complete a successful trade for Panarin, it would be after he agreed to sign, right? So if he has interest in playing here, why not wait until he can be had for only money!? The Rangers do have a chance to set up to be something good, but a "chance" isn't a guarantee. When that chance starts bearing fruit is when you make the move for final pieces...not before! And giving the fruit away before it ripens is taking that "chance" away, isn't it? It can't work both ways.
The rebuild is not 5-15 goals away from contention, so what is the point?!? For me as a fan..it's cup or nothing, playing in the middle is what got the Rangers here. There will always be an expensive piece to add to the team when your in contention later, it happens every year across the league.
I am all for getting Panarin, but for money or pieces that are not part of the future plans (Hayes, Names, Spooner, DeAngelo..etc)...anything else is just short sighted...and we've already been down that road 100 times. Time for some new scenery!