Larry Brooks at the New York Post reports that the Rangers had interest in acquiring Jason Arnott, who was traded from Nashville to the Devils yesterday..."The Rangers were in trade talks with the Predators regarding Jason Arnott before the center was dealt to New Jersey, Slap Shots has learned.
An impeccable source reports that Nashville turned to Lou Lamoriello once Sather refused to yield the rights to Wisconsin senior defenseman Ryan McDonagh, whom the Blueshirts are attempting to sign for the coming season."
Last night I criticized Sather for not going after Arnott.
...when we're wrong here at The New York Rangers Blog we admit it. Great job by Sather not giving up a young, talented blueliner for an expensive, aging player. Wonder if Sather dangled Sanguinetti instead of McDonough.
...i'm happy to hear that Sather was in talks with Nashville as it shows me he is serious about filling the Rangers needs by whatever means necessary.
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I'm glad the Rangers stayed away from him. He's gonna be 36, he's getting paid over $4 million, and he missed some games last year due to a head injury. No thank you.
Like I said in a previous post on Arnott, plenty of negatives, but I think more positives (size, much needed center, only one-year commitment). If the Rangers could have gotten 65-70 games out of him it would have been a nice pickup.
Having said that he wasn't worth giving up McDonough. Maybe Sangs.
Jump in the time machine and go back 10 years..when Arnott & Reddem were first line/top pair players.
want no part of either in their current form.
if sather could stay away from overpaying mediocre players in free agency, he'd be a somewhat competant gm because he knows how to make a trade thats for sure
Not too sure why Sanguinetti has fallen so far out of favor, granted he has not blossomed as fast as most fans would like but some times Dmen take a little longer to mature. At 6'3" 200+ and still only 20 yrs old he should be given a little more time before the trade everyone gives up on him. Glad to see Slats not going for an aging overpaid player and maintaining his young core.
Sangs 6'3"??I have seen 6'2" and know even that is bullshit but you honestly cant believe he is 6'3". He is barely 6'1", I love the false info you can find on the internet and people believe it. Its clear Sangs cannot shutdown anyone in the NHL. He is very weak on stopping a forward and taking the puck. All he can do is contain and stay in position, That is just not good enough in the NHL. He is just like Gilroy not good enough or strong enough to stop the forward in his tracks only able to contain. Also Sangs is not 20 anymore he just turned 22. He will never be an elite defenseman, he probably will never even make it to the NHL. Thats why fans have given up on him.
king, while most of what you're saying is true that's a pretty tough assessment of Sangs. Especially after he's played a grand total of two NHL games.
I'd give him another two years to develop before I'd call him a bust.
However, if you want to bring someone in like an Arnott you have to be willing to give someone up and for me I would seriously consider an offer for Sangs because of his slow development.
Theking: Your are right he is 22 that was my bad. However that still does not negate the fact that a D still takes time to blossom and he will eventually make it to the NHL. As far as an elite player is concerned-he was never projected that way. Always projected in the second pairing on D and that is where he will eventually land. What I don't understand is the fact that 1/2 of the players drafted in the first round of 2005 have yet to play one half the season(41 games) in the NHL, so giving up on a 2006 1st rounder seems a little premature. Especially when you consider getting a player who is in the declining years of his career and for what?
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