Value of: Lehkonen to Rangers
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Lemme ask the Rangers board representative here on the Trade boards.
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Defensively sound winger. Reliable PKer. Got some scoring touch. Preferrable on the 3rd line. RFA who needs a qualifying offer at 2,3M
Rangers need depth, hes a very good forechecker + very good vs others team transition. 200 foot Game + 110% every shift.
As a habs, i would ask alot for him since you want him around for the rebuild with His not stop effort, very good for the kid. I dunno what nyr would offer
As a habs, i would ask alot for him since you want him around for the rebuild with His not stop effort, very good for the kid. I dunno what nyr would offer
Habs will need him for the rebuild. I can't see him being made available.
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Why would the Habs do that? Much rather have Lehkonen than a mid 2nd round pick. You hope the 2nd turns out like Lehkonen. Lehkonen is also a RFA at season's end.
I'm not saying that he's worth more than a 2nd. But he's what the Habs need going forward with a rebuild. No point in trading him.
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I feel like the Habs will just keep him if all they get is a late 2nd. He's still an RFA.
via The Athletic: How to fix the Rangers' forward group: Internal solutions, plus trade targets for the top 6, third line and fourth line
Artturi Lehkonen has been all over the trade-targets lists for a bit, and sources told The Athletic that Drury and his former boss, Canadiens hockey operations chief Jeff Gorton, have been in contact regarding Lehkonen, who is a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights and is due a $2.3 million qualifying offer. The talks are believed to have been preliminary.
Lehkonen is the sort of upgrade the Rangers would want not just for now but for the long haul. Sammy Blais filled this role before his torn ACL in November; Lehkonen will come in with a bigger RFA price tag beyond this season, but he does more and is better at it than Blais, having been a consistent 10-plus goal scorer his first four seasons before the shortened 2020-21 and ugly numbers this season for the bottom-dwelling Canadiens. He’s a third-liner and penalty-kill guy who contributes on offense and doesn’t kill you defensively. His 58.5 percent xG share is far and away the best on Montreal this season, so he must be doing something right amid all the wrong happening up there.
He won’t be cheap because he isn’t a rental. But Lehkonen gives the Rangers more options and a better third line even without other changes.
Artturi Lehkonen has been all over the trade-targets lists for a bit, and sources told The Athletic that Drury and his former boss, Canadiens hockey operations chief Jeff Gorton, have been in contact regarding Lehkonen, who is a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights and is due a $2.3 million qualifying offer. The talks are believed to have been preliminary.
Lehkonen is the sort of upgrade the Rangers would want not just for now but for the long haul. Sammy Blais filled this role before his torn ACL in November; Lehkonen will come in with a bigger RFA price tag beyond this season, but he does more and is better at it than Blais, having been a consistent 10-plus goal scorer his first four seasons before the shortened 2020-21 and ugly numbers this season for the bottom-dwelling Canadiens. He’s a third-liner and penalty-kill guy who contributes on offense and doesn’t kill you defensively. His 58.5 percent xG share is far and away the best on Montreal this season, so he must be doing something right amid all the wrong happening up there.
He won’t be cheap because he isn’t a rental. But Lehkonen gives the Rangers more options and a better third line even without other changes.
He is a decent 3rd liner with a good 200ft game. He is also good at PK and never gives up on the play. The guy gives 110% every shift for a 2,3M payroll. He is a valuable assett at his payroll and I`m struggling to see why Habs would trade him? There are plenty of others I would deal before Lehkonen.
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Lehkonen is a player every coach loves to have. Just because he doesn't tickle your loins when you read his hockeydb page, doesn't mean he isn't a valuable player.
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Rangers have a top 6 rw problem after trading Buch and not having anybody step up. We're not making a trade for a bottom 6 winger when we have loads of those.
Overvaluing?? What are you saying, that Habs should take the 2nd and run?
He was a 2nd round pick when he was drafted and has lived up to his billing. He's also very good in the playoffs. Why trade him for a 2nd when you can hold him and enjoy the benefits of his game?
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Yes and players like him receive 2nds. Look at Janmark from last year. If Lehkonen was a UFA Habs would definitely be trading him. He's still an RFA.
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Seriously though, the whole team has been terrible and Lehk isn’t a play driver, so why would you expect him to rise above his supporting cast this season.
Lehk is a solid role player, and if you watched the East playoffs last year you saw what he can contribute to a team. Montreal isn’t exactly looking to move him, but I’d guess a 3rd plus a decent prospect or a 2nd if there’s a bidding war would certainly get it done.
Seriously though, the whole team has been terrible and Lehk isn’t a play driver, so why would you expect him to rise above his supporting cast this season.
Lehk is a solid role player, and if you watched the East playoffs last year you saw what he can contribute to a team. Montreal isn’t exactly looking to move him, but I’d guess a 3rd plus a decent prospect or a 2nd if there’s a bidding war would certainly get it done.
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Wonder why he's top 10 in the league amongst forwards with >300 minutes played at 5v5 in xGA/60, despite playing for the team with the 3rd worst xGA/60. On the PK he's been slightly disappointing like the whole team, because there's just no system there, but at 5v5 he's arguably been one of the best defensive forward this season.
