Expectations for your team this year:

[SLY]

Beats having Turco back I bet!

 

[RangersReds03]

Hoping to at least make it to the finals

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Hoping to at least make it to the finals

Is Gaborik good to go? I believe the Rangers are pretty maxed out with their salary cap so this may have to be the year they make a major push before cutting loose some assets.

 

[elocomotive]

I expect to see him play well this season.

I expect he'll be mediocre to poor, like he always is. I have been saying for years that he was overrated based on one playoff run. Penguins fans (many on here) adamantly disagreed. He doesn't pass the eyeball test. Lateral movement - mediocre to slow. Positioning - mediocre. Glove hand - mediocre. He's simply not...very...good. And I don't know why it's so hard to see it. He's been an all-star ONE time and only because the Penguins' fans stuffed the box.

The thing Fleury had going for him, according to Pens' fans, was that he was "clutch." I think that has been blowed up the last few seasons. His save percentage the last three playoffs is well under the .900 mark. He's lost 3 of his last 4 playoff series.

But please, keep paying him $5 million, Pens. He's an overrated, overpaid pile.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Lets see Visnovsky is whining about being pressured by the NHL & the Islanders about coming over here. Nabokov hasn't played any hockey since last season. Dipietro was pulled after playing 2 games in the German 2nd division & their big forward acquisition was Brad Boyes.

Can you say bottom 3 in the LEAGUE!!

 

[RangersReds03]

Is Gaborik good to go? I believe the Rangers are pretty maxed out with their salary cap so this may have to be the year they make a major push before cutting loose some assets.

He's ready to go. I don't believe our cap situation is that bad.

 

[evolver115]

I expect he'll be mediocre to poor, like he always is. I have been saying for years that he was overrated based on one playoff run. Penguins fans (many on here) adamantly disagreed. He doesn't pass the eyeball test. Lateral movement - mediocre to slow. Positioning - mediocre. Glove hand - mediocre. He's simply not...very...good. And I don't know why it's so hard to see it. He's been an all-star ONE time and only because the Penguins' fans stuffed the box.

The thing Fleury had going for him, according to Pens' fans, was that he was "clutch." I think that has been blowed up the last few seasons. His save percentage the last three playoffs is well under the .900 mark. He's lost 3 of his last 4 playoff series.

But please, keep paying him $5 million, Pens. He's an overrated, overpaid pile.

Calling him overpaid is kind of funny when you consider there are ten goalies in the league with higher cap hits per season than Fleury! And of those ten, only two of them have hoisted the cup (Ward, Thomas).

The position in general is overpaid. He's also currently second in playoff wins among active goalies (Brodeur). After this season, he's got two years left on his current deal that will take him to age 30. I'm willing to wait until his cuuent deal is up before sending him packing.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

He's ready to go. I don't believe our cap situation is that bad.

You're right.

7 teams are in worse shape than the Rangers in terms of the cap.

Boston 1,332,024 in cap space
Minnesota 1,377,500
Vancouver 2,431,667
Philadelphia 2,756,627
Chicago 3,529,872
Calgary 3,531,668
San Jose 4,958,333
NY Rangers 5,341,666

This is according to capgeek.

 

[dash]

It's great to have NHL hockey back, the SportsHoopla board is slowly rounding back into shape...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

He's ready to go. I don't believe our cap situation is that bad.

You're right.

7 teams are in worse shape than the Rangers in terms of the cap.

Boston 1,332,024 in cap space
Minnesota 1,377,500
Vancouver 2,431,667
Philadelphia 2,756,627
Chicago 3,529,872
Calgary 3,531,668
San Jose 4,958,333
NY Rangers 5,341,666

This is according to capgeek.

yup not really any cap troubles even next year

Rags will most likely buy out reddens final year and theyll have 17 players signed with 12 mill in cap room (64.3 mill cap)

 

[Nasty_Magician]

How is Calgary in that bad of shape cap wise?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Dennis Wideman lol

 

[dash]

How is Calgary in that bad of shape cap wise?

We like expensive underperforming defensemen.

 

[pixburgher66]

I'm sorry, when you look at the Pens general success the past few years I don't think you can really call Fleury overrated. With the current market, he's not even overpaid. His job is to keep the team in a game, and he does that with general regularity. This postseason was his worst showing, certainly, but I'm confident he'll bounce back.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

We like expensive underperforming defensemen.

jeesh

how could i forget about JayBlo

 

[dash]

Dennis Wideman lol

Let's see how Jason Garrison does this season there chuckles...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Let's see how Jason Garrison does this season there chuckles...

:sad:

 

[higgyfan4]

Dennis Wideman lol

Let's see how Jason Garrison does this season there chuckles...

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Let's see how Jason Garrison does this season there chuckles...

Didn't he take less money than he could have gotten elsewhere? The Canucks don't seem to have a problem getting players to do so. Must be nice. If my team wants a free agent they have to overpay.

 

[elocomotive]

I'm sorry, when you look at the Pens general success the past few years I don't think you can really call Fleury overrated.

It's actually surprisingly easy. I start without all the bias the Pens' fans have toward him, click the reply button, and start typing...

I have been saying for years that he was overrated based on one playoff run.

And voila! I've called him overrated. It's very easy. Again, not just talking about last year. He hasn't had a save percentage below .900 in the playoffs the last THREE years. That's pretty bad. His numbers in the playoffs besides the Cup run are VERY mediocre, if not bad. His regular season numbers are not terribly impressive aside from wins, which are the least telling goalie statistic. Like I said though, I hope you guys keep him for years to come.