If you don’t have that next move already line up, I would not move Xhekaj even as a 3pairing he has some skills and the physicality is basically unmatched he is a unique player and has a chair and role to fill on a team a late 1st might not even make the NHL and there aren’t Dach type available every offer.
If this bad blood is true (which would be dumb), they definitely won't trade their former 2nd OA pick to us. Adding a rental is a different story but we'd be getting picks from them and not players.
Why would The NYR give up on Kakko now and also even if he is a 3 liner they need him, if they add Monahan by removing Kakko it is a less of a improvement than adding Monahan for a prospect or pick also they already have the cap space to make it work… I just don’t see a playoff team giving up a roster player because that pretty much a sideway move even if Monahan is better.
Kakko being shopped is a rumour on the trade board. I assume they are looking to trade him for help during their window.
Moving Kakko 22yo 2OA playing and still under team control for a Rental… He might be on the block but those are probably 2 separate move…
I think there's a possibility Armia is movable with 50% retained in the offseason. Though it would suck to use a retention spot on Armia, it may be an option.
Kaliyev worth a shot. Bonus he came out of 2019 draft. Lol
Well he has less points then Joel Armia so saying they need him as a 3rd liner is probably not true. And sorry but it's not a sideways move if it's a clear upgrade which going from a guy with 6 points to one with 35 is very a big upgrade.
Allen is making more than their other 3 goalies combined and they have like no cap space and not really anyone they could dump either.
It’s currently stucco.
I think they could find a 3rd team to retain on Monahan for a 5th or 6th rounder if need be.
I’m the opposite. I’d rather take a shot on a player that seemingly does everything right but just can’t score (kind of like Lehkonen). Kaliyev needs PP time to be successful and there’s no one on the 1st unit that deserves to sit.
I don't think you will get much for Armia. Why use a retention spot on him?
Cap dump not necessary.........Monahan will have about 400k left in salary.......not much room needed there. Fitting Monahan in salary wise, looks pretty easy.
Armia, in spots, has had a pretty decent season.....15 goals between the Rocket and the Habs.
I think his cap hit is still 2M though.
Sure Armia is overpaid, like most players signed as UFAs.
That's a valid point.
Regardless of how he is performing he is the best they got right now… Just like us Regardless of what you think of him Armia is still significantly better than the next guy in our depth chart. One of the biggest reason NYR is look for a C is that he lost Chytil so they are already down 1 top 9 get rid of Kakko that is 2 top 9, even if Monahan is better than both individually in the playoff it your weakest link that will cost you. Even if they trade Kakko for Monahan they are likely to make an other move to replace Kakko, Kakko might be on the block but I think he will likely return a roster player that isn’t a rental or get move in the off season.
