Rumor: Rangers Close To Re-Signing Eminger

[xxxZENxxx]

Originally Posted by RangerEsq

Oh and if two of our three young left defensemen (Erixon, Vally or McD) prove themselves capable of being top-4 defensemen, the most likely person to get traded isn't Vally, it's McDonagh. He's the most proven and the most well-known of our left defensemen, not counting Staal, who won't be dealt.

McD would bring back the most fair value in a trade. Assuming he plays well this season, I can see him fetching back a good top-6 forward at some point between the All-Star break and the trading deadline.

I wouldn't trade McD for anything other than a top 5 player in the league. He will easily be a top pair D-man in the near feature.

[Fitzy]

Originally Posted by xxxZENxxx

I wouldn't trade McD for anything other than a top 5 player in the league. He will easily be a top pair D-man in the near feature.

So, basically, you wouldn't trade him.

Not to be condescending, but that was the same kid of thing I was hearing people say about Del Zotto last offseason. Lets at least give MCD a full season to consolidate his spot as an up-and-coming top pairing dman before we anoint him Staal 2.0

[RangerFan10]

Originally Posted by xxxZENxxx

I wouldn't trade McD for anything other than a top 5 player in the league. He will easily be a top pair D-man in the near feature.

That's crazy. You wouldn't trade McDonagh for a guy like Bobby Ryan to round out the top 6?????

[RangerFan10]

Originally Posted by Levitate

Depends on what the trade is, like you say. If the Rangers could get a legit top winger with McDonagh going the other way (and not overpaying in the rest of the trade) then sure. I like McDonagh a lot and think he'll be a great player, but you gotta keep your options open.

However I'd be a little wary about trading him right now since he could get a lot better and be worth a lot more (or we could find that the guys we thought could replace him aren't actually as good)

If a young forward is coming back in return you can say the same thing about them. I'm not propsing we trade McDonagh for a 34 year old forward here

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Revelation

And this is relevant to the Steve Eminger thread how?

I'm going to go ahead and assume you posted in the wrong thread lol...

At $750k, you really can't go wrong with Eminger, a 6/7 guy who can take spot duty on the 2nd pairing. I liked the game he bought last year, and he takes his role on the team without complaining. He can sit in the press box, or he can spell some of our young dmen when they start to tire or falter. Good guy to have around.

hehe its relevant because this is the thread that i clicked that link in