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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
This opinion is garbage. The Rangers have been constructed pretty honestly. Yes, they signed some big free agents, but it's not the sole reason why they're good. They've drafted some key players, and used other assets to trade for some key players. There's only a handful of free agents that have any significant impact on the team.
Drafted
Shesterkin
Lafreniere
Kakko
Kreider
Chytil
Kravtsov
Miller
Schneider
Trade
Zibanejad
Trouba
Lindgren
Goodrow
Tarasenko
Gauthier
Hajek
Free agent signing:
Panarin
Trocheck
Vesey (retread, but had his ELC with the Rangers and was developed by them)
Harpur
Halak
*Fox (He was actually traded to the Rangers. I'm only throwing this in there because it was known that he would test free agency and sign with the Rangers if possible)
There's no reason to talk like this about the Rangers at all. It's an old narrative that doesn't apply anymore in a salary cap league where lots of factors go into where players decide to sign.
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Fox, Trouba and Panarin all forced their way/signed there. C'mon man, that's an elite trio of their core and along with Shesterkin, the reason they are where they are. Not to mention the players that have no trade clauses that NEVER feature New York, and often have the Rangers on a short 5-10 team list.
They have a massive advantage and the current team with ether elite talent is a testament to that.