The Goodrow contract is really killing this bottom 6, and the bromance needs to be broken up at least at even strength.
I'd trade any pick the Rangers currently have with Goodrow to Ottawa for Tarasenko at 50% retention if that was somehow possible to work. A 3.6m cap hit for the next 3 seasons is just brutal, and the Rangers need a pure goalscorer/sniper/shoot first player. I'd happily throw in Berard if Ottawa were willing to throw in a young center to sweeten the pot (Ridly Greig?) so that Wheeler could get relegated to the 4th line where he belongs based on how he's playing.
Even if Ottawa weren't willing to thrwo in a center, this would also free up money to acquire a 3C, and give us someone who can beat a goalie clean from the circle which we are lacking. The trick would be getting Goodrow to waive the no-trade. It would also save us a ton of cap over the next 3 years.
As for Goodrow's face injury, that has nothing to do with how he's playing...he's playing the same way he's always played, he's just not getting free points from being in the top 6 and on the PP as he has in the past. The only noticeable difference in his game with the face injury is that he doesn't fight obviously, everything else is the same slow dump and chase game, and occasionally breaking up a play defensively which leads people to think he's good defensively when his lines consistently give up more than they generate.
