NFT: NY Rangers or Avs have inside track to sign Kevin Hayes?

but if what he really wants is a clear path to a roster spot, there are a lot of teams ahead of us. Also, other teams have much better centers to feed him.

Hope he goes from nice job to great job by signing Hayes.

To stay under the cap, he has to replenish the stock with talent b/c players are going to be lost.

Hayes, a move has to be made. i think that would put the rangers at 50 men under contact which is the max which does not include John Moore.

with that being said i like Hayes, big guy with skill. would be a top 5 prospect in the system with a chance to play right away.

I hope not.

Fuck Tanner Glass.

Signing Hayes would mean Moore is gone.

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Even without Hayes I've seen rumors that they might not bring him back.

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NHL Rumors tweets that it's the Rangers.

Don't think so. With Moore I think they'd be at 48. They have two contracts that could slide I've heard.

I seriously doubt that we'd just walk away from him because of the 50 contract limit. Reserve list is linked below, and there are at least a half dozen named I would easily scratch out to resign Moore, who is a playable 3rd pair NHL dman.
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see link. Graves can slide.

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So there shouldn't be an issue.


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So the Rangers can have both Moore and Hayes on the roster

Good work, Slats!

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John @Buccigross reports from Dublin on Ray Ferraro's twitter feed that @KevinPHayes12 has signed with @NYRangers #blueshiirts

Like getting a free #1, though not a top 10 type talent. We are now very deep at top 9 wing in both the NHL and our prospect pool, as compared with D and C (we're set at G after resigning Hank and the last draft). It is time to make a trade. Surely there is a talent starved team that could badly use a Kristo or Fast.

Had speculated that Moore wouldn't be re-signed until Hayes' situation was settled. Moore played well last year so I expect the Rangers to re-sign him unless they really can't fit him under the cap.

Glad to have Hayes aboard, in any case.

lots of reports now that he's in the fold, nice way to make up for lack of first rounders

College Free Agents they've signed in the past year:

Kevin Hayes
Ryan Haggerty
Matt Bodie
Chris McCarthy

Thats a pretty solid job.

I don't know all that much about him.

which we really lack, but nice job by Sather signing college talent after not having a first rounder the last two years and no first rounder next year.

I wonder if they try Hayes on the Brassard/Zuccarello line. He might compete with Stempniak and Fast for those honors.

In addition to good recruiting, I think that's probably a reflection of the weakness of our system. These college players want a good shot at the NHL ASAP -- you make $850-900k as an NHLer and <$100k as an AHL rookie I think. Massive difference. Agents are probably telling these NCAAers that the Rangers have a poor prospect pool.

from what i understand, had he been in this years draft, he wouldve been a middle-late first rounder. He's big, makes plays, but isnt an overall "physical" player in the sense that you'd expect for someone his size.

He played on a line with kreider in college, but its interesting because reports said that while they got along ok, they werent particularly good friends.

It will be interesting to see what the contract looks like, im sure that with the Avs/others in on him they probably had to offer him a 1 way deal, meaning he'd be a lock for the big squad

Talent Analysis

The younger of the two Hayes brothers, Kevin has the potential to develop into a solid two-way forward at the pro level. Like his older brother Jimmy, Kevin has a decent frame at 6'2" but plays more of a finesse style. His offensive awareness and playmaking ability allow him to create chances and open up space for his teammates. His skating could use some improvement if he wants to take his game to another level.


Future

His junior season ended abruptly with a thigh injury that necessitated several surgeries, but Hayes is expected to be healthy and ready for his senior season at Boston College. He should be a top forward for the Eagles in all situations. The Blackhawks will surely look to get Hayes under contract following the completion of his college season and likely have him finish out the year in Rockford.
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“Kevin is a skilled power forward who plays with enthusiasm and drive. He has very good hands and is an excellent play maker. He is a strong skater with a long stride, and uses his long reach and puck protection to beat defenders. He has an excellent wrist shot with a sneaky quick release, and will shoot from any angle. He controls the puck very well in traffic, sees the ice very well, and finds the open man. He has a very good knack of playing the puck in his skates for a big player, often moving the puck from skates to stick without losing speed.” – Central Scouting on Hayes

That he signed with the Rangers. Hope it's true

thats absolutely right. 28th on HF rankings, their only really highly regarded prospects are Duclair and Buchnevich, both of which are a couple years out from perhaps making an impact (but who really knows).

Im still holding out hope they can get some positive contributions from Lindberg and Fast this year, but wouldnt count on that based off AV's perceived preference to go with established vs youth

Only highly regarded offensive prospects. Skeij and both goalies they recently snagged are fairly well regarded as well

late bloomer, like a lot of PF's, but huge senior year and played for Team USA or was invited to. We need all these guy to form a bridge between the guys who've already made the the Rangers and Duclair and Buchnevich...

has been confirmed. Hayes a Ranger.

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That profile is a bit dated. He had somewhat of a breakout campaign this year. Was more physical. Some concern that he was a beneficiary of playing with Gaudreau, who was the best offensive player in the NCAA this year. They

Sather is officially fully made up for the 2 lost picks in the MSL trade (assuming of course we dont finish in the bottom 10 of the NHL this year which... of course... only happens if we have mass / clusterfuck of injuries).

According to this he was playing really well even before moving to Gaudreau's line.
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Excellent. Glad we're signing these college kids. It's a great and effective way to replenish the picks we've dealt.

It suck that JMoore will probably be gone. I feel like we've weakened a bit defensively this offseason but overall we've not had a bad one when you consider we are coming off a Finals appearance and all of our players would be overvalued and we didn't have a ton of space to work with.

that the Rangers are going to lose Moore

Keith Tkachuk and Tommy Fitzgerald are his elder cousins.

My sister is a BC alum and I attend a few games a season at Kelley Rink and Hayes seemed to toughen up some last year. His physique matured and he seemed more solidly put together which translated to stronger on the puck play. He was always surprisingly nifty with the puck for a big kid and has a deceptively quick snapper. If he can take his game effectively into the tougher areas on the ice the Rangers could have themselves a find here.

This kind of wheeling and dealing is more like a video game. Trade for better players, lose draft picks yet sign the youngest coveted free agent talent for little cash.

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#rage

Didn't realize we could slide those 2 contracts. Gotta keep Moore if we can.

In comment 11816233 BrettNYG10 said:

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Video game was the bait and you took it as usual. lol

Sry to toy with you skippy

great news.

Rag$$$

We're viewing him as a C? Has he played in the middle much?

because they have a bunch of RW's and only 3 C's.

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Our bottom six is much better than before. We can tinker with the fourth line at the deadline if it proves insufficient.