Rasmus Andersson at 50% retained?
There may not be room for him in a few years but trading him this off-season leaves a gaping hole in our defense.
Schneider is an RFA at the end of next season I wonder what Schneider’s agents asking price would be coming off an ELC.
Rangers may have no choice but to bridge contract. As Drury is going to be doing some cap gymnastics in the near future.
Schneider is not gonna be available.
beginning 24-25 [season after next] Trouba hard nmc morphs into limited ntc and he can/will be dealt to any club not on 15 team no trade list
most of that will go to emerging cap needs current elcs-rfas/rfas- low bridge deals while we wait to repurpose bread
That said, a deal CAN be had w/other pieces
Lindgren = now 3 expiring but rfa, not ufa after current term
LaF = elc expiring, first rfa now
these are 2 assets w/value to Flames
Lindy = heart + soul guy solid LD plays tough
he is LD not RD, but you have adequate RD still at least short term stopgap and if you decide to move Hanafin for a good offer, you have good LD depth
LaF still has signif upside. Not Jagr upside, but def Steve Vickers potential imo.
But no less important, he has signif commercial value to Canadian teams; Calgary grabbing him would have huge intangible upside for both marketing and prominence.
Ras at half for 3 remaining years after this [4.55 x.5 =] 2.275 is a great fit for NY post Trouba.
So next yr, we run Fox at LD w/KAM while we develop Robertson, and on RD roll w/Ras/Troub/Schneid.
and Othmann, who is here next yr, while also a fit elsewhere in the lineup, could work on the kid line
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For ny, key is to get acceptably high picks to provide good enuf value w/immediate cap relief, which is nec b'c while we caught a break w/generous re-up from Chytil upwards of 1m lower than best hoped for re-sign, we need an extension, not a bridge [more expensive in the long run] for KAM
using Othman fresh elc to replace LaF rfa + recovering all 3 of Lindgren + 3+ dead cap recovery gets us KAM
{we will not get Tara or Kane back and that covers Ras' 2+ at half}
So here is what I think both sides can agree to
Lindy full pop
Laf rfa rights
Leshitshow cap dump 766,667 2
OTT 2023 3rd
either 1 of NYR 2024 or 2025 1st [both appear conditional, but if I'm not mistaken it is one or the other Rangers have to pony up, depending, not both]
in exchange
Flames 2023 1st, 2023 2nd
Ras at half