Confirmed with Link: [NYR/NSH] Michael Del Zotto for Kevin Klein

[Clown Fiesta]

Klein has 1 goal 3 pts in 47 games -11



i hate this trade...

You cry that we're soft, they add a tough d-man capable of playing good D. You cry more.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Klein is a really good defenseman. His contract runs out at an ideal time and he's cheap.

Honestly, I'd pair him with McD and put Staal with Girardi. I'm loving this trade. And I really liked DZ.

 

[Raspewtin]

Couldn't get a draft pick with him? Rights to radulov? Filip Forsberg?

You're expecting way too much for a defenseman having a bad season.

No player on this team except Kreider, McD, Stepan, and maybe Staal get you Forsberg.

 

[slipknottin]

How is Klein a tough guy? He hits? You mean?

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

You people keep showing how little you actually know about other teams besides the Rangers.

 

[Mikos87]

Klein is a Stralman type defenseman. Solid minute eater whose played top 4 minutes in Nashville... but never when their defense had depth.

Not much of an upside to this trade. DZ gets to go play with either Weber or Jones. I'm gonna miss DZ, there isn't any upside to this trade at all from the Rangers.

Klein is signed for term so the Rangers can offset a loss on RHD if it comes down to that.

Trade is a lateral value trade today for both players, but DZ has been and was the better player and is 6 years younger.

I do like that the sticks are going to be lined up on defense, but this wasn't the return I was expecting.

 

[Ian]

Another level of insurance if they decide to trade Girardi.

No idea about Klein, but seems to be relatively well regarded by West fans. MDZ had some good performances here, but clearly wore out his welcome, and despite what a lot think, doesn't seem like he's going to grow much more.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Who cares that he scored 37 points at 19 years old, then 41 points at 21 years old? He gives the puck away sometimes. If only he were used in a way to minimize his liabilities...like, I don't know, being on the third pairing and getting the easiest match ups or something.

The guy wasn't what we needed. He didn't have it up there. AV likes smart players. His fate was sealed before the season started.

 

[slipknottin]

You people keep showing how little you actually know about other teams besides the Rangers.

Preds aren't really on my must watch list.

 

[RGY]

FF for DZ? Cmon now.

I know unrealistic. I was hoping for a 2nd rounder attached to it given the age difference.

 

[ecemleafs]

meh. although klein is older, when his contract expires del zotto will have already been an UFA for a year or 2. del zotto is the younger asset but klein is the one that is locked up.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

The guy wasn't what we needed. He didn't have it up there. AV likes smart players. His fate was sealed before the season started.

If he likes smart players, why does he play Callahan and Hagelin so much?

 

[Dangleberry]

Dislike

 

[nevesis]

Klein is a -11

 

[GAGLine]

FF for DZ? Cmon now.

Erat has more value than DZ?

 

[EpicDing]

Also, Islanders fans on the main board are unhappy that we have Klein now. Good enough for me.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Klein's a solid, tough D-man who can slot on the 2nd D pairing. For now, the D is balanced. Again, with Stralman also a pending UFA, if you retain Girardi, your top 4 is still under contract. They did sell low on MDZ given where his value was leading into the summer.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Klein is a -11

And Marek Malik was a +23947239856392456324796237956324953.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Erat has more value than DZ?

That was a rip off from the moment that trade happened.

 

[doncherrysgrill]

Klein is not a 6/7. Should be a decent #4 option locked up at a good hit. Maybe we let Stralman go in the summer now.

On THIS team he is. At best you'd call him the 5 right now, but our top 4 is much deeper than most other in the league. He could be a 4 on a lot of other teams.

His contract is really good for a steady defenseman who doesn't get hurt often and is only 29 (not 30, he JUST turned 29. He's still in his prime).

Del Zotto's upside is debatable but right now he is an absolutely terrible player. Are you going to re-sign DZ for the ~$3mil+ he'll command as an RFA? No. So why not get rid of him? Let John Moore get comfortable on the side he's played his entire career until this year, and let Klein be your defensive guy on that pairing. It makes perfect sense. This move is so much better than the "I've never seen Klein, but I don't like this trade!" crowd can even imagine right now.

 

[RGY]

Klein is a -11

Nashville has had a tougher year than the rangers.

 

[JCrusher*]

You're expecting way too much for a defenseman having a bad season.

No player on this team except Kreider, McD, Stepan, and maybe Staal get you Forsberg.

Exactly. Fans actually think ANY team would have given up a 1st round pick for DZ who is having a terrible season. Look i would love to rip off other teams like we ripped off the Habs for macdonough BUT it doenst happen often. Klein is a good experienced d-man who has a good cap hit for 4 more years

 

[Nyislesfan1980]

you guys got short changed on this one...

 

[ecemleafs]

Klein is a -11

Weber is a -9.

 

[Fitzy]

The upside of this deal is that we get a decent defensive defenseman on a long, long term deal for a relatively low number, who can play the right side.

The downside is that this is far from a Goligoski return. But for the role MDZ was playing, not on the PP, this makes more sense. With McDonagh running the power play Del Zotto's last useful card to this team had been discarded.