I'd imagine Strome comes in at less that 6.3 mil per season on his next deal. Throw in whatever you have to trade to get Monahan, and we're talking about 1-2 mil in cap space per season (plus an extra season at 6.3 if you can get Strome for 2 years), a good to very good (to potentially elite) roster piece in Buchnevich or DeAngelo, and for what? 10 more goals a season?
There's a lot implied here that I take issue with. And that's not even getting to the difference between Johnny and Bread, which exists but isn't as large as Rangers fans in the wake of this season would assume.