NHL Trade Dudline 2012
Pictured: Dubinsky Celebrates Not Being Traded To Columbus
The NHL’s trade deadline has come and gone, and damn was it boring. Aside from a brief rumor that the Blueshirts were getting Brad Stuart for the Wings, there wasn’t much for fans to follow. Keep in mind that trades can still be announced after the 3pm cut-off, but as of right now the Rangers are Nash-less and Dubi’s breathing easy.
Personally, I’m fine with the Rangers’ lack of moves. This team is not built to be a win-now group; they’re young, inexperienced, and need to mature with a deep playoff run. They need to learn what it takes to win through losing post-first round. Young championship teams in recent memory - the Penguins, Blackhawks and Bruins – all went through growing pains before they lifted Lord Stanley. Last year, I got a lot of shit for titling the post-game-five blog “Good Season Boys”, but mock it all you want, the team exceeded expectations. The blueshirts were lucky to even make the playoffs, let alone win a game against a should-have-gone-further Caps team. This year, it’s conference finals or the season’s a failure. Fact.
PS – Just saw that the Rangers have traded a 5th round pick to Chicago for 6 foot 8″ Defenseman John Scott. Without a doubt the biggest deal of the day as long as you’re talking height and not skill. Prust, Rupp, Bickle and Scott – looks like Sather wants this team to fight its way to the finals, literally. @Osgood_StoolNYC
Scared of Chara eh?
Fuck Sather. We could have worked with the D we had. We NEEDED a forward of some sort. Didn’t have to be Rick Nash. Didn’t have to cost us an arm and a leg. Just something to help the front guys and the good for nothing powerplay.
Bahahaha John Scott. Game changer.
Gausted would’ve been perfect for the rangers
I agree nukid and 2chainz, but the prices were too high league-wide. Gaustad to Nashville for a first rounder? Jeez. Better to hold on to assets when we’re not truly favorites than overspend in a seller’s market. NHL Parity = competitive hockey, boring-as-shit deadline.
Rangers tried to deal for Nash supposedly via one of the chats.
Apparently Rags tried to throw the kitchen sink at Columbus to get Nash. Howson, being an awful GM, just wouldn’t pull the trigger.
Last year you got shit for labeling the post game 5 blog “Good-season-boys”. Right, and they were lucky to make the playoffs and win a game against the caps, right? You must me a huge ranger fan for you to forget the despair and agony of last season. We were knocked out of playoff contention on the last game of the season in a shootout, we played the caps in 09′ and took them to 7, after winning games one and two. Get your facts straight.
i want to hear what our final mega offer was to columbus that dreger reported, if sather put kreider/del zotto/erixon/mcdonagh on the table hes an imbecile
That was 2010, Eddie. We lost to the Flyers and didn’t make the playoffs. I’m aware of that. It sucked. Last year, 2011, we backed into the playoffs when the Canes lost on the last day of the season. We played the Caps and lost in 5. Did I go back in time or is this guy just retarded? It’s 2012, right?
You must be a huge Ranger fan too if you simply black out a whole year of hockey. Take a lap, kid, and leave the worthless blog chatter to those who at least know what they’re talking about…
Its HILARIOUS that Eddie was talking shit and said “Get your facts straight” LOL. Eddie, were you in a fucking coma last season? Tool.
@eddiemb89
You’re a fucking idiot.
Yeah, I’m curious about this mystery offer as well. Praise Messier that Howson didn’t pull the trigger, whatever it was. Giving up any of our active defenseman (MDZ or McD) would have been a massive fucking mistake. Even discussing Krieder would be a mistake. Erixon’s got a high ceiling, and keeping all our young blueliners is essential in being real contenders for the next couple years.
Still not over eddiemb89′s comment. Fact check your fact checking, bro. Being the dumbest kid in the Barstool comment section is like being the fattest kid at fat camp. “Congratulations, Mr. Simms, you are the fattest boy in camp!”
eddiemb89 needs to come out with the “get your facts straight: fact of the day”.
Fact #1- Philadelphia fans dont acknowledge the 2011 season and hang hats on beating rival teams but never winning the big one.
Larry Brooks reports the Rangers’ final offer was Nash for Dubi, Erixon, (2011 1st) JT Miller, (2010 2nd) Christian Thomas, and a 2012 1st round pick. Not heart-stopping stuff, but I’m glad Columbus didn’t accept it.
erixon’s ceiling is way to high to give up, he wanted to play here so im glad we didnt move him. miller i like as well, he fits this gritty team. im glad we didnt do this trade
Lmao, my bad guys…I wasn’t in a coma last year, just a total mental lapse when posting. Osgood-I apologize for questioning your loyalty to the rangers, I would be extremely offended as well but yeah, I actually might have been in a coma…I think I actually blacked out all of last yr after cally blocked that shot by Chara, I believe? I probably shouldn’t have smoked so much pot in high school, it’s catching up to me haha.
Lmao, my bad guys…I wasn’t in a coma last year, just a total mental lapse when posting. Osgood-I apologize for questioning your loyalty to the rangers, I would be extremely offended as well but yeah, I actually might have been in a coma…I think I actually blacked out all of last yr after cally blocked that shot by Chara, I believe? I probably shouldn’t have smoked so much pot in high school, it’s catching up to me haha.