kreidertime
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The Sabres are also an atrocious face-off team, maybe the worst in the league. Trochek and Carrick would be a massive upgrade for them.
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A guy I would target in a trade (most likely this summer), Auston Matthews. I am not sure the Leafs will even be open to discussing trading him, but it's a call I'd make if I were useless awful Drury.
Matthews has two years left on his contract after this season, with a $13.25M cap hit.
He'll play next season at only 29, so you get him for his 29- and 30-year-old seasons.
The Leafs have done absolutely nothing in the playoffs with Matthews. This season they aren't even going to make the playoffs, so they may be looking to be bold and make big changes this coming summer.
The Rangers will be maybe $30M under the cap, so they have plenty of money to spend, and there are not even remotely close to top level free agents available this coming summer, so a trade for a top guy is the only way to get a top guy.
Matthews has a NMC, but I would be surprised if he wouldn't be willing to play in NYC.
There are zero rumors of Drury talking to Toronto, let alone Matthews even being available, but it's something I'd look into. It would take a ton to get him, but you could start with Lafreniere, some extra picks the Rangers have/will add at the trade DL, maybe Perreault, and some other pieces.
Highly unlikely this is even discussed, but to me a trade for a top guy is the only way the Rangers can have a reboot, and quite frankly, until they add a top guy I think they'll always come up short.
Add Brady Tkachuk to the target list as well, he also only has two years remaining on his contract ($8.2M cap hit - plays next season at 27) and a NMC, which I'm sure he'd waive to play in NYC, but I doubt Ottawa trades him this summer, even with Ottawa most likely missing the playoffs as well. It seems more likely Toronto would maybe be open to discussing a Matthews trade sooner.
One thing you never know is, both Matthews and Tkachuck may tell Toronto and Ottawa respectively, they won't re-sign in two years, which means both will be traded this summer, or next summer. I think both American guys would love to play for the Original 6 NYR in NYC, and I do think there's a very strong chance one of these two guys are on the Rangers for the 2028-2029 season, or sooner via trade.
This is how my mind would work if I were useless awful Drury.
Matthews has two years left on his contract after this season, with a $13.25M cap hit.
He'll play next season at only 29, so you get him for his 29- and 30-year-old seasons.
The Leafs have done absolutely nothing in the playoffs with Matthews. This season they aren't even going to make the playoffs, so they may be looking to be bold and make big changes this coming summer.
The Rangers will be maybe $30M under the cap, so they have plenty of money to spend, and there are not even remotely close to top level free agents available this coming summer, so a trade for a top guy is the only way to get a top guy.
Matthews has a NMC, but I would be surprised if he wouldn't be willing to play in NYC.
There are zero rumors of Drury talking to Toronto, let alone Matthews even being available, but it's something I'd look into. It would take a ton to get him, but you could start with Lafreniere, some extra picks the Rangers have/will add at the trade DL, maybe Perreault, and some other pieces.
Highly unlikely this is even discussed, but to me a trade for a top guy is the only way the Rangers can have a reboot, and quite frankly, until they add a top guy I think they'll always come up short.
Add Brady Tkachuk to the target list as well, he also only has two years remaining on his contract ($8.2M cap hit - plays next season at 27) and a NMC, which I'm sure he'd waive to play in NYC, but I doubt Ottawa trades him this summer, even with Ottawa most likely missing the playoffs as well. It seems more likely Toronto would maybe be open to discussing a Matthews trade sooner.
One thing you never know is, both Matthews and Tkachuck may tell Toronto and Ottawa respectively, they won't re-sign in two years, which means both will be traded this summer, or next summer. I think both American guys would love to play for the Original 6 NYR in NYC, and I do think there's a very strong chance one of these two guys are on the Rangers for the 2028-2029 season, or sooner via trade.
This is how my mind would work if I were useless awful Drury.
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Thats a lot of words about trying to trade for two guys their current teams would have absolutely NO INTEREST in trading away.
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Exactly Grey. I would jump for joy if I could get two of these three for Trochek. Helenius, Kulich or Rosen. This is not a re-tool. That's horse shit. This is total rebuild. We need young prospects close to or NHL ready. We need centers. Our farm system sucks moose dick. We don't need to add another star. This run is over.
