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Keeping Mika

Created by: HOCKEYBOY448
Team: 2022-23 New York Rangers
Initial Creation Date: Aug. 26, 2021
Published: Aug. 26, 2021
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Seeing the Couturier contracts makes me think we should be able to sign him for no more than $8.5 mi for years hopefully. Probably gonna need to move a big contract in the next year or so to open up more cap space. This is assuming Chytil takes some solid strides as a center this year.
Free Agent Signings
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3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
2$1,550,000
2$2,850,000
4$2,025,000
8$9,250,000
3$1,650,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
8$8,250,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
3$825,000
Trades
NYR
  1. 2023 3rd round pick (NYI)
  2. 2024 4th round pick (ARI)
ARI
  1. Georgiev, Alexandar [RFA Rights]
  2. Hájek, Libor [RFA Rights]
Buyouts
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2022
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2023
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2024
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22$82,500,000$80,191,469$0$4,950,000$2,308,531
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
LW, RW
RFA - 1
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$8,250,000$8,250,000
C
UFA - 8
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$2,850,000$2,850,000
RW
RFA - 2
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$11,642,857$11,642,857
LW
NMC
UFA - 4
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$2,300,000$2,300,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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$1,550,000$1,550,000
LW, RW
RFA - 1
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$6,500,000$6,500,000
LW
NMC
UFA - 5
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LW, RW
RFA - 1
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$1,650,000$1,650,000
RW
UFA - 1
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$1,750,000$1,750,000
RW
UFA - 1
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$3,641,667$3,641,667
C, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 5
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$2,025,000$2,025,000
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UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$3,000,000$3,000,000
LD
RFA - 2
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$9,250,000$9,250,000
RD
UFA - 7
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$5,666,667$5,666,667
G
UFA - 3
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$400,000$400K)
LD
RFA - 1
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$8,000,000$8,000,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 4
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$825,000$825,000
G
UFA - 1
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$2,500,000$2,500,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
RD
RFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$900,000$900,000
LD
UFA - 1
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$762,500$762,500
LW, RW
UFA - 1

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Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:00 p.m.
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5x3.6 for a 4th line center grimace
Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:12 p.m.
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Quoting: Devil1122
5x3.6 for a 4th line center grimace


Tbf Barron will probably play 4C and Goodrow will be 3C.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:13 p.m.
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5x3.6 for a 4th line center grimace


More of a balancing act. Probably wouldn’t want Reaves in every night, but either Hunt or another 4th line winger with Goodrow and Blais would be solid and actually able to play a decent amount of minutes. Goodrow is a Swiss Army knife who will definitely play more than 4th line minutes.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:14 p.m.
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Tbf Barron will probably play 4C and Goodrow will be 3C.


If he has more offensive upside I’d rather have him as 3C and Goodrow as 4C. Plus this is one year in the future and he’s already projected to play in the lineup this year. I don’t think it’s far fetched he could be a 3C in 22-23.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:17 p.m.
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If he has more offensive upside I’d rather have him as 3C and Goodrow as 4C. Plus this is one year in the future and he’s already projected to play in the lineup this year. I don’t think it’s far fetched he could be a 3C in 22-23.


Neither do I think it's far fetched. I just think goodrow will be the 3C over barron.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:19 p.m.
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Neither do I think it's far fetched. I just think goodrow will be the 3C over barron.


This year for sure. The following year is a toss up depending on how well Barron adapts to the NHL. Who kn9ws maybe Grubbe or Korczak surprises us and turns out to be something special and steals a center spot. Albeit that’s more of a dream scenario than anything else, but you never know.
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Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:29 p.m.
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Quoting: Devil1122
5x3.6 for a 4th line center grimace


Blais and Goodrow make almost the same as Buchnevich...
Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:34 p.m.
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Blais and Goodrow make almost the same as Buchnevich...


Yes but neither play in the top 6. As awful of a deal that was, it was also made with the intent of giving Kakko and Kravtsov more ice time. Now if either doesn’t live up to their potential we’re in trouble, but what’s done is done.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 10:54 p.m.
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I certainly wonder about the term offered the near 30 year old Couture. Zibs for eight years could be iffy too.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 11:03 p.m.
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The thing is couturier is quite a lot better than zibanejad
Aug. 26, 2021 at 11:04 p.m.
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I certainly wonder about the term offered the near 30 year old Couture. Zibs for eight years could be iffy too.


If he retires earlier than 37-38 I’m not concerned. Keeping the AAV low is the key. It’s why I hate signed guys in their mid 20s to 4-5 year deals. Cause it always ends up mak8ng you pay a player big money into their mid to late 30s. Imo it should be 18-21 ELC, 4-5 years from 22-26 and then 7-8 years from 27-34. It saves those last 2-3 years of misery when a guy is 35+.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 11:04 p.m.
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The thing is couturier is quite a lot better than zibanejad


By that logic than Mika should make less, which I have no issue with.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 11:10 p.m.
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Quoting: HOCKEYBOY448
If he retires earlier than 37-38 I’m not concerned. Keeping the AAV low is the key. It’s why I hate signed guys in their mid 20s to 4-5 year deals. Cause it always ends up mak8ng you pay a player big money into their mid to late 30s. Imo it should be 18-21 ELC, 4-5 years from 22-26 and then 7-8 years from 27-34. It saves those last 2-3 years of misery when a guy is 35+.


Very, very few players retire when they 7.5m a year on the table. Otherwise you have a Parise situation (though nothing can be that bad). Yeah, I understand the wanting a longer contract to spread out the AAV, but then you might get into another Girardi, Ludqvist situation where the team is carrying dead money either on the ice or through buyouts.
Aug. 26, 2021 at 11:13 p.m.
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Very, very few players retire when they 7.5m a year on the table. Otherwise you have a Parise situation (though nothing can be that bad). Yeah, I understand the wanting a longer contract to spread out the AAV, but then you might get into another Girardi, Ludqvist situation where the team is carrying dead money either on the ice or through buyouts.


It’s the Rangers, there will always be dead money from buyouts. In 2-3 years we’ll see Kreider, Trouba, Goodrow or Nemeth as the next buyout candidate.
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Aug. 26, 2021 at 11:17 p.m.
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It’s the Rangers, there will always be dead money from buyouts. In 2-3 years we’ll see Kreider, Trouba, Goodrow or Nemeth as the next buyout candidate.


I thought it so interesting that the Rangers bought out Lundqvist's final year and had/have dead money for two years He signs in Washington put is placed on LTIR for the season.
For the owners, what a waste of money. And for the hockey club, it lessens the cap available for two years.
Why does Glen Sather still have a job in any hockey organization?
Aug. 26, 2021 at 11:22 p.m.
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I thought it so interesting that the Rangers bought out Lundqvist's final year and had/have dead money for two years He signs in Washington put is placed on LTIR for the season.
For the owners, what a waste of money. And for the hockey club, it lessens the cap available for two years.
Why does Glen Sather still have a job in any hockey organization?


Cause despite all of that, the team makes a ridiculous amount of money.
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Aug. 27, 2021 at 9:03 a.m.
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I thought it so interesting that the Rangers bought out Lundqvist's final year and had/have dead money for two years He signs in Washington put is placed on LTIR for the season.
For the owners, what a waste of money. And for the hockey club, it lessens the cap available for two years.
Why does Glen Sather still have a job in any hockey organization?


I see your point in terms of wasting the owner's money...but Hank isn't a good example. The guy earned his contract- but due to timing (Shesty development) he was essentially forced out in the interest of the team going forward. As far as buyout/ Wash signing/ LTIR- that was a situation nobody could have predicted...had a heart valve replacement.

That all said- I do wonder why the Rangers have the need/desire to sign players to inflated contracts...and then give NMCs! Maybe the new hire from Detroit helps here with the Cap management...but you wonder why Lou Lam was able to sign his players at a reasonable salary when he was with NJD...and now he's doing the same with NYI...yet the Rangers still seem to over pay to get who they want- even when those players want to be Rangers!

As far as Zibanajad goes- if he hits the market he will get 10M per...I'd try to lock him down right now with a deal in the 8.75 X 6 range. I'd consider giving more per for a shorter deal- but don't think he'd be interested in that (at his age). I'd also consider giving 7 or 8 years depending on how much he'd shave off that 8.75...gotta acknowledge that the later years of this deal can be brutal. I know this offer is below market value...but it does seem the good teams find a way to get their best players to accept less than full value in the interest of building and keeping the team together....this hasn't been the NYR way- but with a new front office in place...now is the time to change that.
Aug. 27, 2021 at 9:05 a.m.
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I see your point in terms of wasting the owner's money...but Hank isn't a good example. The guy earned his contract- but due to timing (Shesty development) he was essentially forced out in the interest of the team going forward. As far as buyout/ Wash signing/ LTIR- that was a situation nobody could have predicted...had a heart valve replacement.

That all said- I do wonder why the Rangers have the need/desire to sign players to inflated contracts...and then give NMCs! Maybe the new hire from Detroit helps here with the Cap management...but you wonder why Lou Lam was able to sign his players at a reasonable salary when he was with NJD...and now he's doing the same with NYI...yet the Rangers still seem to over pay to get who they want- even when those players want to be Rangers!

As far as Zibanajad goes- if he hits the market he will get 10M per...I'd try to lock him down right now with a deal in the 8.75 X 6 range. I'd consider giving more per for a shorter deal- but don't think he'd be interested in that (at his age). I'd also consider giving 7 or 8 years depending on how much he'd shave off that 8.75...gotta acknowledge that the later years of this deal can be brutal. I know this offer is below market value...but it does seem the good teams find a way to get their best players to accept less than full value in the interest of building and keeping the team together....this hasn't been the NYR way- but with a new front office in place...now is the time to change that.


I think Dolan and Sather are still secretly calling the shots though so the odds of a shift in philosophy are probably 0.
Aug. 27, 2021 at 9:22 a.m.
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I think Dolan and Sather are still secretly calling the shots though so the odds of a shift in philosophy are probably 0.


Would love to disagree here...but I just can't!
Just got fingers crossed for change- which should it happen at all, will be in increments.
Ironically, though- as bad as the management has been, all this organization does is make money and accrue value! So to that end does Dolan even really care if they ever win again?
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Aug. 27, 2021 at 9:32 a.m.
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Would love to disagree here...but I just can't!
Just got fingers crossed for change- which should it happen at all, will be in increments.
Ironically, though- as bad as the management has been, all this organization does is make money and accrue value! So to that end does Dolan even really care if they ever win again?


Exactly. This is what people don’t understand. Despite the buyouts and spending of absurd money, it has no impact on the bottom line because the team literally makes a ridiculous amount of money. From a financial point of view just being in NY and semi competitive is enough to make a ridiculous amount of money, cup would be nice, but is in no way a necessity. Obviously fans wouldn’t agree, but that’s why fans aren’t billionaires or owners of teams.
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