Confirmed with Link: Adam Fox for 2019 2nd (NYR), 2020 3rd (cond.)

[Draft Guru]

We're getting better at trading away pairs of 2nd rounders. Eric Staal ----> Brenden Smith ----> Adam Fox.

Tim Erixon before that

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I'm pretty sure he also deleted another post or edited.

Edit - Nope it's from another thread

Saw that too, but again, thinking he's speculating.

@bobbop, care to comment?

 

[Shesterkybomb]

I'm interested to see what his contract looks like.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

That’s...not true.

Yea...it is

 

[Ola]

Radko Gudas was also picked 66th. Did he go to Harvard? If so Gorton MUST go after him.

 

[Draft Guru]

Can't speak for all, but for those chastising the "we're not happy crowd" I feel it's more like "Yes of course it's a good deal for the prospect he is, however I had higher hopes for OUR 2nd this year and next"

It's not a bad deal at all. CAR had to deal him or lose for nothing so it's good on them also. I just wish it was the Tampa pick and our 3rd this year instead of the cond next year.

It's not about the value of this player vs those picks it's about having the ammo to move up IMO

My feelings on this exactly. Losing 37 hurts our chances of landing someone who falls out of the top 10.

 

[Draft Guru]

I'm interested to see what his contract looks like.

standard ELC.

 

[Beacon]

Great trade. SOOOOO Happy!

 

[Thirty One]

Radko Gudas was also picked 66th. Did he go to Harvard? If so Gorton MUST go after him.

Looking at him, I would guess no.

 

[aufheben]

The value of him spending an entire extra season in the organization shouldn’t be dismissed. Gorton has constructed an excellent environment. He’ll be with the rest of the core, learning from Quinn.

The conditional 3rd is a win-win. If he’s playing well enough to stick for half an NHL season, you’re not going to care about that 2020 2nd.

 

[Good Intentions]

My feelings on this exactly. Losing 37 hurts our chances of landing someone who falls out of the top 10.

This sort of logic is miserable. We just landed a coup. Instant top prospect, at a position we need badly. Home Run.

 

[Rempe73]

Oh wow, 37th and if Fox plays 30+ games it’s another 2nd. Don’t know why Gorton was so aggressive when it’s not like we’ll need him next year. I cannot wait though, we get to see Kakko, Kravtsov, Shestyorkin, and Fox now next year. While Fox by himself is worth 2 2nds easily, we could’ve waited and signed him for free. Unless Gorton knew that another team was interested in trading for Fox as well that Fox might be interested in signing with and he decided to grab him before that happened

If we got too greedy, we might not have gotten him. Anything less than a 1st is amazing for us. The other problem was that if we waited for him to play one more year in college, it could have potentially stunted his growth. Paying that extra conditional 3rd for better development is great.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Probably too much to give Carolina considering he made it abundantly clear he wanted us and only us

But having him inside the organization another year is the key, and he doesn’t have the opportunity to be lured away

Nice move by Gorton. You can get a second back for Namestnikov/Vesey/Strome/Fast and recoupe the asset

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

YEET

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Actually, Makar was a sophomore. Fox is only 10 months older.

Also, look at Fox's freshman year stats...

Thought it said Makar's stats from last year so nvm. Still its a comparison of a Soph to a Junior

 

[bl02]

Not that it means much but Is he a Rangers or Islander fan? He's a Jericho, Long island guy isn't he?

 

[Bob Richards]

Radko Gudas was also picked 66th. Did he go to Harvard? If so Gorton MUST go after him.

Radko Gudas has the face that TIME magazine recreates to display the average neolithic man.

 

[Calad]

Rangers waiting until he becomes UFA would be taking a big risk. Not only that, but signing him this summer vs this summer makes 0 difference in terms of ELC control, as his standard ELC would be 2 years next off season anyways. Gorton has tons of draft capital to work with, and by moving this year's 2nd (and next year's 3rd, possibly 2nd) he skips 3 seasons of development. With that in mind, much more worth it to ensure he comes here AND is developing in our system. This is what I would call "accelerating a rebuild", if only just a bit.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

An interesting point raised on the 'Canes board, BTW (where I lurked, but did not comment out of respect). Since hockey is a small world, Gorton may not have wanted to screw Waddell to the wall as hard as he possibly could in such a situation where the player is already holding the team over a barrel.

 

[Trxjw]

I'm going to reserve judgement on the deal itself until I see how the next few moves play out.

I'm not entirely sold on the notion that adding Fox means another RHD is heading out the door shortly as I don't believe he's ready for NHL duty. On the PP? Sure, but he has a shit ton of work to do defensively.

A RH group of ADA, Pionk, Fox, and/or Shattenkirk is probably giving Quinn, Hank and Georgie heart palpitations.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Also at this point the depth of this draft outside the first round isn’t amazing, so losing the second this year is fine

Next years would hurt more, but no guarantee Fox hits that condition

 

[Anthony5967]

So many Canes fans calling them the dog**** Rangers, and that they hope he pans out to be a career-AHLer in the mold of Ryan Murphy. Hope the NYR just got the next Ryan Ellis.

 

[Bob Richards]

Also the NYR are essentially an embassy with their history of college prospect defectors.

Let freedom ring.

 

[FooteBahl]

Devils fan coming in peace. Great pickup for you guys and I’m impressed with your rebuild so far. Although I hate all of your guts, the revival of the mid 90’s rivalry is great for hockey in our area. In two to three years it should be alive again.

 

[RGY]

Saw that too, but again, thinking he's speculating.

@bobbop, care to comment?

I second this @bobbop