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Created by: lcarey37

Team: 2021-22 New York Rangers

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 16, 2021

Published: Apr. 16, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Could see Reunanen or Robertson sneak onto the roster. Also no clue what they're going to do for the expansion so I didn't try to subtract anyone. Hajek hopefully gets traded or buried in the minors. Not so sure about using Lundkvist and Jones together either seeing as both seem to have an offensive tendency to their game and id rather split them up so that they can roam a little more freely like Lindgren is to fox. I like millers game a lot and think he could provide more offense but ideally he just becomes a shutdown dman who can contribute 25-40 pts a year and let guys like lundkvist push into the 60's or maybe even higher (Not in his rookie year obv but eventually). The Rangers are set up for the long haul. I would not be surprised to see them trade for Eichel but I didn't attempt a package because it's extremely hard to know the value. All the trades I see on here are way too crazy one way or the other. It will be in the middle of both sides. I think Sabres fans are going to be disappointed no matter what though especially considering how they did at the deadline. All I know is Kakko and Laf are here to stay and anyone that thinks the rangers would trade them for eichel can you please comment on this post so you can connect me with some of that **** youre smoking.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Buchnevich, Pavel	3	$5,500,000
Chytil, Filip	2	$3,500,000
Shesterkin, Igor	6	$6,000,000
Gauthier, Julien	2	$1,000,000
Lindgren, Ryan	4	$3,500,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Lundkvist, Nils		3	$925,000

Buyouts

Henrik Lundqvist: $1,500,000
Kevin Shattenkirk: $1,433,333
Dan Girardi: $1,111,111
Brad Richards: $0
Anthony Deangelo: $383,333

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$71,958,134	$0	$8,400,000	$9,541,866

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kreider, Chris $6,500,000$6,500,000 LW NMC UFA - 6	Zibanejad, Mika $5,350,000$5,350,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Buchnevich, Pavel $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 4
Panarin, Artemi $11,642,857$11,642,857 LW NMC UFA - 5	Strome, Ryan $4,500,000$4,500,000 RW, C UFA - 1	Kravtsov, Vitali $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW, RW RFA - 1
Lafrenière, Alexis $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) LW, RW RFA - 2	Chytil, Filip $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Kakko, Kaapo $925,000$925,000 ($2,650,000$3M) RW RFA - 1
Blackwell, Colin $725,000$725,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Barron, Morgan $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW, RW RFA - 2	Gauthier, Julien $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW UFA - 1
	Rooney, Kevin $750,000$750,000 C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Lindgren, Ryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 LD RFA - 3	Fox, Adam $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1	Shesterkin, Igor $6,000,000$6,000,000 G UFA - 4
Miller, K'Andre $925,000$925,000 ($350,000$350K) LD RFA - 2	Trouba, Jacob $8,000,000$8,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 5	Georgiev, Alexandar $2,425,000$2,425,000 G UFA - 1
Jones, Zachary $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 2	Lundkvist, Nils $925,000$925,000
Bitetto, Anthony $737,500$737,500 LD UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Kinkaid, Keith $825,000$825,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Panarin, A.		Zibanejad, M.		Kakko, K.
	Fox, A.		Lafrenière, A.

Power Play 2
Strome, R.		Chytil, F.		Kravtsov, V.
	Lundkvist, N.		Buchnevich, P.

Penalty Kill 1
	Zibanejad, M.	Buchnevich, P.
	Lindgren, R.	Fox, A.

Penalty Kill 2
	Strome, R.	Blackwell, C.
	Miller, K.	Trouba, J.

Apr. 16, 2021 at 8:19 a.m.

TheDime99

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 1,218

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By next season the Rangers are already starting to run out of roster spots for the defensive prospects starting to look like some are gonna be trade bait

Apr. 16, 2021 at 5:46 p.m.

Jimbo1119

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 1,810

Likes: 760

Unless they can pull off an Eichel trade that doesn't include Chytl, Kakko, LaF, or Krav this lineup is the way to go...minor tweeks:
1. Would consider extending Smith at 7D...if he's open to a 1 or 2 year deal similar to what Johnson got
2. Barron- another year at Hartford...unless he comes up and impresses the way Miller did (at mini camp before restart last season).
3. 4C- would try to trade for a "spark plug" type player...LA's Blake Lizotte comes to mind...OK with Rooney there if unable to make a deal for that type player
4. Expansion draft- consensus has Gaut going...I'd look to send either Howden or Hajek...both with a sweetener- a 3rd or a 4th and a prospect around #15 in the NYR prospect pool.

Apr. 16, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.

lcarey37

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lcarey37

Joined: May 2016

Posts: 97

Likes: 18

Quoting: Jimbo1119

1. I am not against smith I like him as a player and think he gets a lot of hate. He is definitely better than Girardi and Staal were towards the end when they were the main targets of fans. My one issue however is if DQ is back, which I assume he is, then I could see him playing smith over a younger guy instead of giving the kid a shot same thing if someone were to go down with an injury.

2. Barron has looked good in the AHL this year and turns 23 before the new year. I really dislike Howden tbh and think they need to give this kid a shot to prove his worth. Seems as if the org is not ready to give up on Howden and Hajek yet but seems like they are playing their way out of jobs anyways.

3. I like Lizotte and would be fine with him there he can take face-offs as well. I agree on the spark plug but at the same time Blackwell is kindve that and Gauthier is a big body who can fly and provide some offense as well. I really hope they keep him he's been given a raw deal I don't understand why he doesn't play.

Apr. 16, 2021 at 6:38 p.m.

lcarey37

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lcarey37

Joined: May 2016

Posts: 97

Likes: 18

Quoting: TheDime99

By next season the Rangers are already starting to run out of roster spots for the defensive prospects starting to look like some are gonna be trade bait

Three out of four of Jones, Reunanen, Robertson, Hajek gonna have to play in the AHL next year barring a trade with Nils arriving and assuming he will step right in. Schneider might be here quicker than we thought he would be also. Good problem to have but gotta make sure we hold onto the right guy unless some are sweetener in an eichel deal or something of the sort.

Apr. 16, 2021 at 9:04 p.m.

Jimbo1119

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 1,810

Likes: 760

Quoting: lcarey37

Agreed to all points....regarding Smith- I'm in favor of him as 7D....play due to injury...play to OCCASIONALLY give a young guy a night off....not to morph into a 3rd pairing D- where he's blocking the future. As far as Barron- don't want to ruin him...so wait till he's ready to take the step- if that's now, then fine- I think the NYR org envisions him as a LW (not a C). Lizotte- one of many temporary bottom 6 guys who should be able to be had on the cheap- yet adds a feistiness to the lineup which is needed....all else fails, Rooney is kinda already that guy. Blackwell- has proven to be a swiss army knife- can slot up/down lineup. Finally, Gaut has gotten screwed- seems to make things happen when on the ice...although needs to learn to avoid the dumb penalties (Strome has learned this)....but at this point if Howden is really in the plans ahead of Gaut and others of similar potential, then NYR are going nowhere

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