Confirmed Trade: [DAL/NYR] Nils Lundkvist for 1st 2023 top 10 Protected + Cond. 2025 3rd

[Maurice of Orange]

Wow Rangers get 1st rounder for Lundkvist.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Didn't the Stars just extend the contract of their current GM?

 

[jfhabs]

WTF is Dallas doing.... very stupid to give your GM a one year extension geez. Bergevin did the same with the habs signing Hoffman.. trying to save his job at the detriment of the team

 

[Superlative Soup]

What is Dallas doing......?

Their best

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

Lol at people mocking Rangers fans and offering 3rd round picks.

I think this is a win-win trade though.

 

[moosemeister]

Dallas what is you doing Bb

 

[Peter Griffin]

Great return for the Rangers. They effectively turned a guy picked late in the 1st round, that has struggled at the pro level, into a possibly more valuable asset.

This probably is a good indication of the value of right shot defenseman around the league right now though.

 

[GAGLine]

Gotta be a somewhat of a cap dump for the 1st to make sense

We don't have any cap space to take on a cap dump.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Gotta be a somewhat of a cap dump for the 1st to make sense

And with what cap space do the Rangers absorb this dump with...?

 

[BonMorrison]

Oof.

 

[AirGut]

wanted a player in the deal but will take the 1st, Drury is valid

 

[Jannik Hansen]

How do they get this for a guy who wouldn't report?!

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Take a bow Chris Drury

meh! okay deal so far, on a rather ass track record.

 

[GAGLine]

Great return for the Rangers. They effectively turned a guy picked late in the 1st round, that has struggled at the pro level, into a possibly more valuable asset.

That's not really a fair assessment. He has been very good in the SHL, which is a pro league. He didn't immediately make an impact in the NHL/AHL, but that's doesn't mean he isn't still a good prospect.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

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...and the Chuck Fletcher of the West strikes again...atta boy, Jimmy; keep the Bubble Dream alive...

 

[Rynewed]

We don't have any cap space to take on a cap dump.

You do in the offseason right now, only way this deal makes sense

Likely is just a fleece though

 

[Zynbanejad]

Crazy we're getting at least a first for a guy who hasn't even proven he can play in North America. I mean he still has potential and Dallas will give him the opportunity to be a top-4 PP guy. Just surprised we got good value for an unproven player. Great stuff by Drury.

 

[Kcb12345]

Andddd there's the panic move we were waiting for when Klingberg left

 

[DearDiary]

Lol at people mocking Rangers fans and offering 3rd round picks.

I think this is a win-win trade though.

lol at expecting people to think a deal will be lopsided

This is the trade board. Its expected that the discussions here would be for equal trades, which this wasn't

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Wow.. was not expecting NYR could get a 1st back for him... I didn't realize till recently the guy is already 22 years old.. I honestly just assumed he was still 20ish... But I guess it was in 2018 when he was drafted

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

"Could be another component coming to NYR."

Cap dump?

 

[Peter Griffin]

That's not really a fair assessment. He has been very good in the SHL, which is a pro league. He didn't immediately make an impact in the NHL/AHL, but that's doesn't mean he isn't still a good prospect.

Well obviously what he’s accomplished in North America is the most important factor for a team that is playing in North America. Plenty of players excel in Europe and flounder in the NHL/AHL.

 

[IceBoxHockey]

Would a cap dump be the add? Can’t see anything more of value being added.

 

[Devils090]

Rags are 100% using that pick to get Kane or something, What a joke that is by Dallas

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Wow.. was not expecting NYR could get a 1st back for him... I didn't realize till recently the guy is already 22 years old.. I honestly just assumed he was still 20ish... But I guess it was in 2018 when he was drafted

Those two Covid years man.