KingDeathMetal
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St. Louis should just hold onto him for a big run knowing they will lose him as a UFA.
I wouldn't want the Rangers to make the mistake of trading the farm for another guy they could've signed in free agency, like we did with MSL (even though it did result in a run to the Cup finals and the player we traded was leaving anyway - it was the 1st round pick that hurt though). So in this instance, even giving up someone like Kreider would be dumb.
For teams not looking for rentals, trading for Shattenkirk is a huge mistake. The two teams I could see him signing with right now, NYR and BOS, should not be giving up anything of significant value right now. Shattenkirk doesn't transform BOS into a contender overnight, and giving up picks and prospects for him while in rebuild mode would be stupid. Wait and see if he'll sign.
And while NYR could contend with him on the roster, that fact would be negated by whatever it would take to get him (unless it was a straight up swap for Nash). Meaning, STL would have to accept a trade involving only prospects, and NYR doesn't have the non-roster pieces to make that happen with the exception of Buchnevich who is untouchable. Like BOS, NYR should wait and see if he'll sign.
Unless somebody massively over pays, I don't see why hurting their chances at making a serious Cup run in exchange for some future pieces and an inferior roster player makes any sense for STL. Basically they are in the same position NYR was with Yandle last season, except unlike NYR, STL looks to be a serious contender whereas NYR's season had been going off the deep end since the winter.
I wouldn't want the Rangers to make the mistake of trading the farm for another guy they could've signed in free agency, like we did with MSL (even though it did result in a run to the Cup finals and the player we traded was leaving anyway - it was the 1st round pick that hurt though). So in this instance, even giving up someone like Kreider would be dumb.
For teams not looking for rentals, trading for Shattenkirk is a huge mistake. The two teams I could see him signing with right now, NYR and BOS, should not be giving up anything of significant value right now. Shattenkirk doesn't transform BOS into a contender overnight, and giving up picks and prospects for him while in rebuild mode would be stupid. Wait and see if he'll sign.
And while NYR could contend with him on the roster, that fact would be negated by whatever it would take to get him (unless it was a straight up swap for Nash). Meaning, STL would have to accept a trade involving only prospects, and NYR doesn't have the non-roster pieces to make that happen with the exception of Buchnevich who is untouchable. Like BOS, NYR should wait and see if he'll sign.
Unless somebody massively over pays, I don't see why hurting their chances at making a serious Cup run in exchange for some future pieces and an inferior roster player makes any sense for STL. Basically they are in the same position NYR was with Yandle last season, except unlike NYR, STL looks to be a serious contender whereas NYR's season had been going off the deep end since the winter.