Stralman tells the Post, “Honestly, all I wanted was to come back. I don’t think the cap was an issue. Definitely not. I think they wanted to move in a different direction. That’s fine with me. The only disappointment that I had was that they should’ve told me, they could’ve told me.” Link - ( New Window )
The Stralman stuff is so weird, I'm not sure what to believe. I read this a few days ago..
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During the middle of last season Anton Stralman reportedly turned down a three-year offer from the Rangers that would have totaled $9 million.
The Rangers had reportedly been ready to offer Stralman a 3-4 year deal worth $4 million per season but talks did not go anywhere.
Stralman went to Free Agency and signed a Five-Year deal worth $4.5 million per season which was reportedly less than what he was asking from the Rangers.
Hard to tell what the truth actually is but it's a damn shame he's not still here. I don't know how that was botched. It seemed like such an obvious move to hold on to him.
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Stralman tells the Post, “Honestly, all I wanted was to come back. I don’t think the cap was an issue. Definitely not. I think they wanted to move in a different direction. That’s fine with me. The only disappointment that I had was that they should’ve told me, they could’ve told me.” Link - ( New Window )
I read elsewhere that he gave the Rangers an offer and never heard back - he heard they signed Boyle and knew he was gone. His comments sort of hint that something like that occurred.
RE: According to the Lightning beat reporter, Boyle's equipment was Â
I think this ones on Sather and AV who are just so obsessed about power play QBs. also think maybe they assumed one of the kids in Hartford would be ready in two years when Boyle was up to fill in cheaply as our forwards ate up more cap space
but who knows - sucks he's not still here. he played really well for them Saturday.
once we win ours I'm fine with rangers south getting there's. all 3 of those guys gave everything they had here. but we need to get one first. those are my terms.
I think this ones on Sather and AV who are just so obsessed about power play QBs. also think maybe they assumed one of the kids in Hartford would be ready in two years when Boyle was up to fill in cheaply as our forwards ate up more cap space
but who knows - sucks he's not still here. he played really well for them Saturday.
once we win ours I'm fine with rangers south getting there's. all 3 of those guys gave everything they had here. but we need to get one first. those are my terms.
No. Fuck Ryan Callahan.
I've done some digging and apparently no one has a clue Â
what happened to Brian Boyle. The Lightning are saying nothing other than that "his status hasn't changed", and there aren't really even any rumors. There's a picture of him talking to Tampa's trainer during the morning skate, so there's some kind of injury, but who the hell knows what it is?
BTW - Jon Cooper says the Lightning need to be more aggresive and "knock some guys around"........oh YES! Please, please try to play like the Caps. That's not going to go well for Tampa.
especially when sather routinely fucks these guys when RFAs so he can afford to pay guys like Gomez and Redden
anyway I hate cally for the next two weeks ... no doubt... but not for his financial demands. he worked his ass off here, just not AVs type of player it seemed
But he seems to get an awful lot of positive press. A bit too much for a guy who doesn't have much of a track record whose team barely snuck past an aging Red Wings squad.
But he seems to get an awful lot of positive press. A bit too much for a guy who doesn't have much of a track record whose team barely snuck past an aging Red Wings squad.
I was wondering whether Yzerman would make a run at Babcock if TB got ousted in the first again. Would've been a ballsy move.
Doubt they'd have landed Babcock but the Islanders made a typically LOLIsles mistake by committing to retaining Fred Flintstone so early on. That team is in desperate need of better coaching.
Boyle being back in TB's lineup will make for their team. We all know BB's game and he can be a difference maker out there, especially in the face-off circle.
really curious to see what the depth half of TB's roster has. I thought their bottom 4 Ds did nothing particularly good, which when mixed with some bad means overall they were pretty bad. And the bottom 6 were completely irrelevant. They did nothing meaningful and I cant even name all the guys despite the fact that we just played them.
We know they have those two very good scoring lines. But the utter lack of physicality and depth play from Tampa's roster in game one was shocking.
It's kind of funny how huge the gap between the Rangers and other teams is in regards to depth when we're rolling Sheppard, Glass, and St. Louis' corpse out there.
I do think Boyle has played pretty well lately (roughly since the WSH game 1 debacle). Figure he's plenty motivated to play his old team too. He looked good in game 1.
I think Tyler Johnson is going to have an awfully hard time this series.
That's the problem with the Bolts. The depth is just not there. They only have 1 really "legit" defensive pairing and their bottom 6 are thoroughly average.
If McDonagh and Girardi can shut down Johnson, Palat and Kucherov and Staal can slow down Stamkos I just don't see where they're going to generate a whole lot of offense.
It's kind of funny how huge the gap between the Rangers and other teams is in regards to depth when we're rolling Sheppard, Glass, and St. Louis' corpse out there.
Sheppard is not a bad player at all. Glass has been much better the last 2+ months, particularly in the playoffs. And MSL is a shell of a 1st liner, but is a better than average bottom 6 guy.
Boyle being back in TB's lineup will make for their team. We all know BB's game and he can be a difference maker out there, especially in the face-off circle.
With the exception of the strike year, Boyle has been average to good at faceoffs. He's hardly a weapon from the dot. He's at 50.8% on the year. http://faceoffs.net/player/brian-boyle - ( New Window )
Fair enough. But I think we can agree that hes better at FO's than anybody we got right now outside of Moore. He doesnt have to be great to beat up on our C's.
He's talking about Brian Boyle, not Dan.
Fuck you Brett
See you at MSG!!!
LGR!!!
LGR!!!!
Fuck you Brett
Nice to see bandwagon fans want to go now that the team is in the Conference Finals.
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The Rangers had reportedly been ready to offer Stralman a 3-4 year deal worth $4 million per season but talks did not go anywhere.
Stralman went to Free Agency and signed a Five-Year deal worth $4.5 million per season which was reportedly less than what he was asking from the Rangers.
Hard to tell what the truth actually is but it's a damn shame he's not still here. I don't know how that was botched. It seemed like such an obvious move to hold on to him.
I read elsewhere that he gave the Rangers an offer and never heard back - he heard they signed Boyle and knew he was gone. His comments sort of hint that something like that occurred.
any idea what happened ben? this injury came out of nowhere - he was talking about his excitement for this series just 4 days ago
Kidding you mooch, don't have a Crosby
Enough so that trading for Yandle wouldn't have been necessary?
but who knows - sucks he's not still here. he played really well for them Saturday.
once we win ours I'm fine with rangers south getting there's. all 3 of those guys gave everything they had here. but we need to get one first. those are my terms.
I was really surprised that he only got $4.5. I'm wrong often, but I really feel like the NHL missed out on him.
Washington should have went after him hard instead of Orpik.
but who knows - sucks he's not still here. he played really well for them Saturday.
once we win ours I'm fine with rangers south getting there's. all 3 of those guys gave everything they had here. but we need to get one first. those are my terms.
No. Fuck Ryan Callahan.
BTW - Jon Cooper says the Lightning need to be more aggresive and "knock some guys around"........oh YES! Please, please try to play like the Caps. That's not going to go well for Tampa.
anyway I hate cally for the next two weeks ... no doubt... but not for his financial demands. he worked his ass off here, just not AVs type of player it seemed
I was wondering whether Yzerman would make a run at Babcock if TB got ousted in the first again. Would've been a ballsy move.
Just glad Pittsburgh wont get him.
Philly wouldnt have mattered - they need an overhaul - but Pittsburgh with Babcock behind the bench could reemerge.
As an aside, I don't really know why Babcock is viewed as the Belichick of hockey. Is he really that much better than AV or Sutter?
I do wonder how Philly would look these days if Nashville hadnt matched Shea Weber's offer sheet.
With the exception of the strike year, Boyle has been average to good at faceoffs. He's hardly a weapon from the dot. He's at 50.8% on the year.
http://faceoffs.net/player/brian-boyle - ( New Window )
We know they have those two very good scoring lines. But the utter lack of physicality and depth play from Tampa's roster in game one was shocking.
Good job
That's the problem with the Bolts. The depth is just not there. They only have 1 really "legit" defensive pairing and their bottom 6 are thoroughly average.
If McDonagh and Girardi can shut down Johnson, Palat and Kucherov and Staal can slow down Stamkos I just don't see where they're going to generate a whole lot of offense.
Sheppard is not a bad player at all. Glass has been much better the last 2+ months, particularly in the playoffs. And MSL is a shell of a 1st liner, but is a better than average bottom 6 guy.
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Boyle being back in TB's lineup will make for their team. We all know BB's game and he can be a difference maker out there, especially in the face-off circle.
With the exception of the strike year, Boyle has been average to good at faceoffs. He's hardly a weapon from the dot. He's at 50.8% on the year. http://faceoffs.net/player/brian-boyle - ( New Window )
Fair enough. But I think we can agree that hes better at FO's than anybody we got right now outside of Moore. He doesnt have to be great to beat up on our C's.