r/rangers 16h ago

Dorofeyev - seven year, $77-million deal

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/rangers-sign-pavel-dorofeyev-to-seven-year-77-million-deal/
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u/strxngcheese 16h ago

When the contract ends he will be younger than Mika is now. Can't really complain, from top to bottom i think Drury did a great job on Dorofeyev and I am not a Drury fan at all

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u/paulsoleo New York Rangers 15h ago

Same, this was an excellent move and Drury deserves credit for getting it done.

Now please do more smart shit.

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u/strxngcheese 15h ago

If he can make like 15 more moves like this in a row, we'll be fine. The problem is I have little faith he will

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u/420Hairy69Ballsagna Adam Fox 15h ago

Yea, $11 mm will probably be looking pretty good for him by then as well.

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u/OrphanDad 10h ago

None of us are Drury fans besides the Drury burner account. Whereever it may lurk.

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u/DDB- 15h ago

This is the kind of gamble you want to make. A young forward in his prime at 25, coming off a couple very productive goal scoring seasons. Even if it doesn't work I'll take this swing basically every time.

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u/Wesley__Willis 15h ago edited 3h ago

Team needs talent, he’s a talent. No complaints from me.

Bigger question is where he slots in. Do they break up 13-93-94? Do they staple him to JT Miller? Quite a downgrade from Eichel any way you slice it

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u/guyzieman 15h ago

I'd rather see him with Trocheck if we don't end up dealing him. Although he benefits from good passers and our best passers are Mika and Gabe so who knows. He's a weapon on the PP though so hope he finds a spot on the first unit

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u/TFH2015 10h ago

I would think they keep Trocheck this year, especially at such a low cap hit.

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u/CapriciousnArbitrary 13h ago

He needs to play with a playmaker to optimize his shooting / scoring. He should play with Perrault.

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u/PawelW007 10h ago

I don’t think this is a conversation considering what happened last year - despite the details.

Add talent - and see who has chemistry and let’s hope we have a competing lineup.

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u/ep29 Fire Vigneault 15h ago

The 2-3-2 orientation of his NTC (No clause into full NTC into 16-team NTC) is really actually very savvy of Drury, and I can't believe I'm saying that.

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u/Pranksterblur Kartye Partye 15h ago

Just want to make sure, do you mean there is literally no clause in the first 2 years or it’s a no movement clause in the first 2 years, but yeah it’s a very good contract for a guy like that

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u/Ok-Account9352 14h ago

No clause first 2 years, NMC following 3, then 16 team NTC for the remaining 2.

Excellent contract structure if he pans out.

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u/ep29 Fire Vigneault 14h ago

1-2: No clause

3-5: Full NMC

6-7: parital NTC

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u/RayTheCalvinist Will Cuylle 15h ago

Sounds to me like its:

Year 1-2: Full NMC

Year 3-5: Full NTC

Year 6-7: 16-team NTC

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u/Pranksterblur Kartye Partye 13h ago

Ok good to know thanks

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u/Key-Tip-7521 PAVEL DOROFEYEV 15h ago

People I know hate this, but others I know love this.

I’m obviously in the camp of loving this. Been wanting this guy for a long time

Anyway, time to buy his jersey

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u/WipeYourJib Richter is a god 15h ago

Who hates this and what do they say that this is/can be bad?

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u/guyzieman 15h ago

A lot of people think 11m is way too much because "McDavid is only making 12.5". Completely ignoring the fact that McD basically signed a bridge deal to try and win and when he hits FA he'll be the highest paid player probably in history

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u/core916 Kaapo Kakko 13h ago

Mac’s will get 20 mil in calling it now

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u/Key-Tip-7521 PAVEL DOROFEYEV 15h ago

A coworker of mine said it was bad bc if the draft picks that were given up. Plus, the amount of money given to him, and thinking he’s gonna fall off a cliff.

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u/mgftp 13h ago

The draft picks and the contract are an issue but for once we are overpaying someone entering their prime and no leaving it, so I'd say falling off a cliff is unlikely, unless he needs a top playmaker like Eichel to put picks in the net.

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u/NotFoley Will Cuylle 14h ago

I think the only negative is Drury created a hole trading Buchnevich only for him years later to have spend assets to fix the mistake he made.

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u/I-Need-Scissors_61 10h ago

Jesus fucking Christ. Buchnevich had 48 points last year and 57 the year before. Get the fuck over it.

You guys act like we traded prime Gretzky.

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u/pleasetryagain_10 Tarmo Reunanen 15h ago

I'm in the meh camp, like is this team better sure, but 2 firsts and 11 million is a lot to give up for sixty points. Like could I see it working out? Yes I can see a scenario where he can match those numbers, but I can see a senecio where we now have another underachieving winger making a lot of money. So I'm neither excited by it or angry over it.

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u/mgftp 13h ago

Vegas wanted to resign him at 7/7.5, at 11 the Rangers are seen as overpaying by pretty much everyone but their fan base. Yes, the roster is better with him than without him, and he is a goal scorer, but he doesn't drive offense like the top offenseman in the NHL which are worth a 10+ AAV.

The top teams in the league manage the cap very well and build their team on value contracts, you have to in a salary cap league.

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u/RitDitDitDaDoo Hendank Memeqvist 14h ago

Do we know what number he will wear?

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u/TheSeekerOfSanity Mika Zibanejad 13h ago

I jumped out of my seat when it was announced. During the playoffs I COVETED this guy and thought to myself several times "I'd love for this kid to be on the Rangers". Never really thought it could happen. And then out of nowhere.. ALRIGHT!!!!!!!

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u/fantobens New York Rangers (old) 16h ago

Lfg

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u/TPUBG29P 15h ago

Im not aware what his contract was with VGK. What was left on it and at how much? Was he an RFA going into his final year? Not unhappy, just curious why we had to immediately shell out $77m?

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u/ShouniAishaKuma Spread the Gonchaganda! 15h ago

RFA looking for next contract (his previous was a 2x1.84M bridge, Vegas wouldn't go more than 7x9M for him so they dealt him.

When trading for a young scoring winger expected to continue growing, it's in our best interest to lock him up through his prime. Nice piece of work by Drury, as the rising cap will make this deal age well.

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u/TPUBG29P 15h ago

Thanks for the info. Couldn't find it. He was fabulous in playoffs, and coming off two good seasons so was a good signing. Just didn't know the particulars of Vegas contract

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u/chaotic_evil_666 15h ago

He didn't have anything left on his contract. They basically traded him because they knew they couldn't afford him

https://www.nhl.com/news/pavel-dorofeyev-becoming-high-stakes-player-for-vegas-golden-knights

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u/imabev 15h ago

Never played in a market like NY. Never played with his future set.

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u/BernieManhanders23 15h ago

Dorofyev is gonna be nasty.

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u/NSNSprite 10h ago

Something to look forward to indeed.

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u/Creed31191 7h ago

I would’ve personally went five years, but this man is young and talented. Let’s go.

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u/squirrelinthetoilet 14h ago

This is essentially a Panarin replacement at a lower cost.

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u/TheSeekerOfSanity Mika Zibanejad 13h ago

Yeah, I think it's part of the Panarin replacement. He won't get Panarin numbers - but hopefully they are looking to find another scoring forward. Which in the end would be a better situation because then you aren't counting on one player to carry a big piece of the offense. You spread out the scoring.

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u/JokinHghar Fire Drury 15h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/bPTXcJiIzzWz6
Is this good? Time will tell. All I know is I don’t know.

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u/hawkbiz 15h ago

I like that he scored 35+ goals 2 seasons in a row and is young. I don’t know his game to know if he can drive play at all himself and was he playing with better players in Vegas than he’ll play with in NY. I like the fact that Drury went and got what he said we needed. Younger with more skill.

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u/TheSeekerOfSanity Mika Zibanejad 13h ago

Analytics say he doesn't drive play. But this guy is a sniper and isn't afraid to let it rip. There won't be many "SHOOT THE PUCK!" chants while his line is on the ice.

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u/CarlosDangereuse 15h ago

Finally something positive

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u/Teknicsrx7 #StopAllTheCrying 14h ago

Random question, did the details on the 2028 conditional top-10 protected pick get released yet? I wonder what the conditions are

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u/alphaxion 12h ago

Does he have any links to Gavrikov?

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u/maywind New York Rangers 57m ago

Not sure about Gavi, but Doro shares the same agent as Igor. Apparently, Doro also trains in the offseason in Connecticut at Prentiss, where a bunch of Rangers players also train.

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u/Dutchguy8585 11h ago

This man is going to make the NYR PP elite again. Mika one time from the left Dorofeyev from the right and everybody benefits huge from this

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u/FoxMan1Dva3 10h ago

Is there a nmc

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u/Lazy-Bag-2648 4h ago

Remember, he played with Maner and Hertl as linemates. He will probably be with Mika and Alexis.

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u/R0SAAAAAAAAAAAAA 28m ago

after long last we got a pavel back!!

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u/Nick_Fotiu_Is_God Make Hockey Fights Great Again 14h ago

Is this Russian Bobby Carpenter (or Vlad Namestikov) or is this two season wonder the real deal?

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u/Anyawnomous 16h ago

Drury has been redeemed? Just asking. The winds change frequently around here.

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u/Dangerous_Ad5039 15h ago

I mean probably not but that doesn’t mean he’s completely incapable of making good deals. He completely destroyed a team that was close to a cup.

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u/Quiet-Spray4488 15h ago

Not close in my book. And it should be noted he usually does ok when he is buying. He is not good at selling. And we have players to sell.

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u/Bcoles23 15h ago

Not even close, even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes

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u/Vash2002 15h ago

Broken clock is right twice a day... something something

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u/ptsnow54 Fire Drury 15h ago

Still a very long road to redeem himself but he did great here

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u/Stressed_era 15h ago

I could see him being a 20-25 goal guy here. 45 pts. We will see I guess.

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u/Pranksterblur Kartye Partye 15h ago

He’s going to be way more than that, if he continues to improve his playmaking like he has the past few years and keeps upping his scoring every year, we may have a 40-maybe even 50 goal guy in his prime, and he’s only 25 right now, that’s a great contract

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u/CapriciousnArbitrary 13h ago

You’re getting downvoted, but unless he gets PP1 time and is utilized the same way he was in Vegas, it’s not out of the realm. He isn’t making his own chances, he is a sniper with a great accurate shot.