Confirmed with Link: Rangers acquire Patrick Kane, Cooper Zech for 2023 2nd (Becomes 1st in 2024 or 2025 if NYR Make ECF), 2025 4th, A. Welinski; Condt'l 2025 3rd to AZ

[MrAlmost]

Would be funny if the trade is rejected cause the Rangers traded a pick they don't have. So much for all that "no stone left unturned".

 

[will1066]

Honestly surprised it's not Evander Kane's photo.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Would be funny if the trade is rejected cause the Rangers traded a pick they don't have. So much for all that "no stone left unturned".

It's not like it's the deadline, they could just fix the error & resubmit. LOL.

Honestly surprised it's not Evander Kane's photo.

Is Lockwood playing tomorrow as well!

what you're not satisfied with quotes from Ben Harpur about "keeping it simple"?

His real name is Ben Harpoon.

 

[SML2]

Now strengthen the D further. Get on it, Dru.

Yeah ok. They won't be able to fit a Wal-Mart cashier under the cap once this is announced.

 

[Synergy27]

I'd love to have that problem.

We had that problem and we see what happened. We just gave away VK for nothing. Jones doesn’t have a spot and will likely get traded for less than he’s worth. Some people want to exacerbate problem while also hurting the team’s chances to win now.

 

[Taluss]

But it hasn't worked and they keep abandoning it midstream citing your very same argument again and again. But this year is THE year..... I've heard six times before.

Next year will be "THE" year to go all in again just like last year was and this year is.

Maybe it will work this time, it's certainly possible. But your original post that I quoted was "They are trying to win, so why not?"

Well no shit they are trying, they are ALWAYS trying to win, the problem is they habitually do not understand how to win which is building a team around cheap, dynamic, offensive talented youth. The Rangers have had a real problem doing that..... well, basically forever. The Rangers are ALWAYS the team that tries to shortcut by trading for or signing the older "good" players from other teams who drafted them. Their best period of success post-1994 is a time in which they actually did partially commit to building around young drafted players like Hank, Callahan, Staal, etc.

The argument that they should make these trades "because they are trying to win," is besides the point. They were trying to win when they traded for Theo Fleury too.

A far better argument is that they haven't given up enough assets to derail long term sustainability around a home-drafted or home-developed core; it's an argument I wouldn't really agree with because I despise giving up first round picks and because I don't think their home-grown core is good enough yet, but, at least it's an argument worth making.

Only one team can win the cup. It doesn’t mean only one team that year should go all in. You have heard it this many times before cuz the team was able to compete for it

Genuine question; if this isn’t the year to go all on when is? When Shesty has a bigger contract? When vets are older and not doing as well? When our younger players have higher contracts? Uh no..

The bolded we literally have when they are playing to their potential. The kid line who is cheap as hell atm is that.. signing other players and making additions are key to any team who wants the cup.

As for your final point it’s completely true. How have our first round picks treated us so far? You really aren’t willing to give up
More to have the most talented team we have had in years?

 

[Synergy27]

Not really...you saw what we just gave up for a guy with a full NMC...on an expiring deal. All of our guys have term....bloated term with the exception of Kreider.

Full NMC and a publicly stated desire to go to one team only. We will see.

 

[Machinehead]

I want so badly for Eric Lindros to call Chris Drury up and veto Kane taking 88, that way that putz that had the jersey already on Sunday would have done it for nothing.

At that point, he would have to go all the way in on the Bible theme and take 66.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Best team in the league (on paper) I guess living in the greatest American city has its advantages

 

[Casper The Soy Ghost]

We never f***ing learn, do we?

f*** this team. f*** this owner. f*** the ghosts of architecture we released by putting the Garden on top of Penn Station. f*** f*** f***.

Choo, choo, get on the motherf***ing train bro.

Or the ghosts of Trouba's ancestors will elbow you into the afterlife.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Choo, choo, get on the motherf***ing train bro.

Or the ghosts of Trouba's ancestors will elbow you into the afterlife.

I left the site for several hours and ate a big sandwich.

 

[Rangers in 7]

We never f***ing learn, do we?

f*** this team. f*** this owner. f*** the ghosts of architecture we released by putting the Garden on top of Penn Station. f*** f*** f***.

Omg we added a player that had 92 points last year. f*** f*** f*** the sky is falling. Lol this is dumb

Idk what is more fun? Seeing people have a meltdown on Twitter because now they won’t root for the rangers because of Kane? (Who was never convicted of anything btw)

I mean get lost you f***ing losers

 

[Boris Zubov]

I left the site for several hours and ate a big sandwich.

What kind of sandwich? Hopefully on real sourdough!

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Omg we added a player that had 92 points last year. f*** f*** f*** the sky is falling. Lol this is dumb

Idk what is more fun? Seeing people have a meltdown on Twitter because now they won’t root for the rangers because of Kane? (Who was never convicted of anything btw)

I mean get lost you f***ing losers

Those of us who, like me, were traumatized by a decade of complete irrelevancy resulting from moves exactly like this one are the ones shaking fists at the sky.

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What kind of sandwich? Hopefully on real sourdough!

Lemongrass roast pork banh mi

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Patrick Kane is objectively a piece of trash human lol not sure how anyone could deny that

 

[Boris Zubov]

Lemongrass roast pork banh mi

Wouldn't be my first choice, but hey glad it calmed you down!

 

[EdJovanovski]

We never f***ing learn, do we?

f*** this team. f*** this owner. f*** the ghosts of architecture we released by putting the Garden on top of Penn Station. f*** f*** f***.

C’mon man I didn’t even react this way when we traded Krav LMAO

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Omg we added a player that had 92 points last year. f*** f*** f*** the sky is falling. Lol this is dumb

Idk what is more fun? Seeing people have a meltdown on Twitter because now they won’t root for the rangers because of Kane? (Who was never convicted of anything btw)

I mean get lost you f***ing losers

Seriously. I was like Goodbye. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

 

[Machinehead]

Honestly surprised it's not Evander Kane's photo.

Oh hey nice girl you're talking to there

 

[JCProdigy]

My true reaction to this trade?

The logical adult side of me:

The irrational little kid side of me:

I guess combine them and end up with:

 

[Baby Duck Homme]

I am likely mistaken but in recent memory it seems that every conditional pick we traded for has conveyed lower while every conditional pick we traded away wound up being the higher round.

 

[Machinehead]

I left the site for several hours and ate a big sandwich.

As one does.

 

[Chytilmania]

Am I understanding correctly, no shot it becomes a 2023 1st, it can only be 2024 or 2025?

 

[Machinehead]

Am I understanding correctly, no shot it becomes a 2023 1st, it can only be 2024 or 2025?

Right

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Am I understanding correctly, no shot it becomes a 2023 1st, it can only be 2024 or 2025?

yes