How far apart Rangers, Ryan Lindgren are in contract talks as they try to avoid arbitration tension
July 29, 2024
Update from Brooks on where the Lindgren situation currently stands
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you cant give more than 3.5 to lindgren imo. you do not want another girardi/staal situation.
5×5 absolutely not, 2×5 maybe but still don’t like it, this seems to be headed towards overpaying or arbitration unfortunately
I feel like a 1 year Arbitration deal or even a 1 year deal where we overpay for Lindgren is a good thing. We have lots of cap space this year so giving him 5 mil is no problem but next year our cap is a nightmare. Giving him money and Term is a mistake. If he wants term you can’t give him a ton of money.
How is a player who has never exceeded 18 points even worth 2 mill? These numbers are absolutely ludicrous. Maybe if he was a stud in the defensive zone then I’d get it. We’ve been down this road with similar players, buyer beware imo.
Given Drury’s history, I can only assume that rather than go through arbitration Lindgren will be traded for a 7D and a 2nd round pick.
Anything above 4 mil is a bad idea for a defenseman with limited offensive upside and only somewhat good defensively. He’s best for his intangibles and being a good fit next to Fox, but that’s about it imo.
Lindy got them silky mitts though when he does actually make an offensive play. If he can do that like that 10 more times a season, pay him.
I find it interesting that Brooks mentions a 1-year deal and then circling back on extension talks in the new year as a potential solution here. If that happens, he’s definitely walking.
We already seem apprehensive about giving him the bag, if he’s 5 months away from UFA he’d obviously go and test the market.
Let’s see if Drury can convince him to take a team friendly deal
[Lindgren had a horrendous regression](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSO-62UagAAJoFT?format=jpg&name=medium) last year and with his already troubling injury history / ‘destructive’ play style I genuinely wouldn’t do any more term than 2 years and any more AAV than 3.5M.
Probably is a hot take since he’s a fan favorite and all but it kinda needs to be addressed. If your main reason for keeping Lindgren around is that him and Fox are symbiotic than you’re also partly mistaken. Miller-Fox has pretty consistently outperformed Lindgren
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you cant give more than 3.5 to lindgren imo. you do not want another girardi/staal situation.
5×5 absolutely not, 2×5 maybe but still don’t like it, this seems to be headed towards overpaying or arbitration unfortunately
I feel like a 1 year Arbitration deal or even a 1 year deal where we overpay for Lindgren is a good thing. We have lots of cap space this year so giving him 5 mil is no problem but next year our cap is a nightmare. Giving him money and Term is a mistake. If he wants term you can’t give him a ton of money.
How is a player who has never exceeded 18 points even worth 2 mill? These numbers are absolutely ludicrous. Maybe if he was a stud in the defensive zone then I’d get it. We’ve been down this road with similar players, buyer beware imo.
Given Drury’s history, I can only assume that rather than go through arbitration Lindgren will be traded for a 7D and a 2nd round pick.
Anything above 4 mil is a bad idea for a defenseman with limited offensive upside and only somewhat good defensively. He’s best for his intangibles and being a good fit next to Fox, but that’s about it imo.
Lindy got them silky mitts though when he does actually make an offensive play. If he can do that like that 10 more times a season, pay him.
I find it interesting that Brooks mentions a 1-year deal and then circling back on extension talks in the new year as a potential solution here. If that happens, he’s definitely walking.
We already seem apprehensive about giving him the bag, if he’s 5 months away from UFA he’d obviously go and test the market.
Let’s see if Drury can convince him to take a team friendly deal
[Lindgren had a horrendous regression](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSO-62UagAAJoFT?format=jpg&name=medium) last year and with his already troubling injury history / ‘destructive’ play style I genuinely wouldn’t do any more term than 2 years and any more AAV than 3.5M.
Probably is a hot take since he’s a fan favorite and all but it kinda needs to be addressed. If your main reason for keeping Lindgren around is that him and Fox are symbiotic than you’re also partly mistaken. Miller-Fox has pretty consistently outperformed Lindgren
I’m ready to move on from this guy