They’re a terrible match. I don’t think they have anything of interest to us, or that we could make work with the cap. Not unless they want to eat a bad deal for a player willing to waive their NMC.
Hyenas-in-NJ
The Canucks would be the team to scam but please not Laf
Gbeez22
Miller passes to Kravtsov, Kravtsov over to Lafreniere, he shoots, he scores! /s
Would rather they actually give Laf consistent top line mins next season to try and push him to his potential than trade him away when his value is at its lowest
Tommybrady20
It makes no sense to trade him.
He’s gonna sign the kakko bridge of 2×2, so there’s no chance you’re getting anybody in the same realm of potential for $2M or less to fit into your cap constraints and you also can’t “trade up” for a more expensive, but solidified presence- it has to somehow be cheap but as high potential as Laf, which is extremely rare.
Also, his value is at an all time low. Even the fans who hate Laf and want him gone; are you really gonna be happy with the pathetic return we get for a three years out first overall pick that you’re bailing on?
They’ve really wedged themselves into this hole, it’s hold and pray he improves (and gets a skating coach)
Mitcheeeey
He’s 21 ffs give it some time he’s a 1OA, what do we get from trying our 1OA to Vancouver? A couple round 1 picks and a hotdog?
dbzman34
Please don’t trade him.
ZMR33
No.
Academic-Value1876
Ofc they have interest….. he’s a 23 year old player with huge upside who was a first overall
Rangers shouldn’t even entertain trading him
NYM32
it makes absolutely zero sense to trade him considering he’s literally 2nd on the team in 5v5 goals since 1/1/21 and 4th in 5v5 points in that timeframe. the Rangers need a top 6 forward so…they would trade a player who’s producing at a top 6 rate on the team? very illogical.
even more illogical when you consider that he had virtually 30 points at 5v5 this season at 13 5v5 min a night and you’d have an extremely hard time replacing that kind of production at what is projected to be a $2.1m cap hit for Laf. That is even more important considering NYR has no cap space. they’re going to need as many players as they can this season to play above their AAV
looking back historically, guys like Dach and Romanov managed to return the 13th pick in the draft. i wouldn’t ever *entertain* a Laf trade with Vancouver unless it started with 11OA, Conor Garland (retained salary), and another prospect (like Raty or Hoglander), *and* Vancouver took Goodrow back
To tell you the truth, if they’re together, toss the kid line against the other teams’first lines for the entire season to see if they sink or swim. For a little while, they’ll tread water, but bet you dollars to donuts, they’ll swim.
_Noah93
He’s third on our team in even strength goals and 5th in points in the last two years. Give him a break he gets no pp time.
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They’re a terrible match. I don’t think they have anything of interest to us, or that we could make work with the cap. Not unless they want to eat a bad deal for a player willing to waive their NMC.
The Canucks would be the team to scam but please not Laf
Miller passes to Kravtsov, Kravtsov over to Lafreniere, he shoots, he scores! /s
Would rather they actually give Laf consistent top line mins next season to try and push him to his potential than trade him away when his value is at its lowest
It makes no sense to trade him.
He’s gonna sign the kakko bridge of 2×2, so there’s no chance you’re getting anybody in the same realm of potential for $2M or less to fit into your cap constraints and you also can’t “trade up” for a more expensive, but solidified presence- it has to somehow be cheap but as high potential as Laf, which is extremely rare.
Also, his value is at an all time low. Even the fans who hate Laf and want him gone; are you really gonna be happy with the pathetic return we get for a three years out first overall pick that you’re bailing on?
They’ve really wedged themselves into this hole, it’s hold and pray he improves (and gets a skating coach)
He’s 21 ffs give it some time he’s a 1OA, what do we get from trying our 1OA to Vancouver? A couple round 1 picks and a hotdog?
Please don’t trade him.
No.
Ofc they have interest….. he’s a 23 year old player with huge upside who was a first overall
Rangers shouldn’t even entertain trading him
it makes absolutely zero sense to trade him considering he’s literally 2nd on the team in 5v5 goals since 1/1/21 and 4th in 5v5 points in that timeframe. the Rangers need a top 6 forward so…they would trade a player who’s producing at a top 6 rate on the team? very illogical.
even more illogical when you consider that he had virtually 30 points at 5v5 this season at 13 5v5 min a night and you’d have an extremely hard time replacing that kind of production at what is projected to be a $2.1m cap hit for Laf. That is even more important considering NYR has no cap space. they’re going to need as many players as they can this season to play above their AAV
looking back historically, guys like Dach and Romanov managed to return the 13th pick in the draft. i wouldn’t ever *entertain* a Laf trade with Vancouver unless it started with 11OA, Conor Garland (retained salary), and another prospect (like Raty or Hoglander), *and* Vancouver took Goodrow back
just put him back on a line with Panarin and Trocheck for 17 min a night, which was actually [really effective at creating offense this season](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoNsiv0XEAIsQcn?format=png&name=small), and they’ll be fine
To tell you the truth, if they’re together, toss the kid line against the other teams’first lines for the entire season to see if they sink or swim. For a little while, they’ll tread water, but bet you dollars to donuts, they’ll swim.
He’s third on our team in even strength goals and 5th in points in the last two years. Give him a break he gets no pp time.
Pls no