bernmeister
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To
LD Cam Fowler
To 2
LW Chris Kreider
To
RD Jacob Trouba
Winnipeg gets their LHD of similar age and ability to Trouba
Anahiem recieves a big left winger for their top six who earns a little more than Fowler
New York obtains a good young RHD in Trouba who helps to solidify and add depth to their blueline.
This is solely a hockey trade, trading from each team's position to strength to their position of weakness. I understand the salary may not work for the ducks, but Kreider is a perfect fit for their top line.
I feel like a pick might be needed going to the Ducks from the Rangers. Thoughts?
Terrible for the Jets, alright for Anaheim, Rangers pop the champagne.
IMO Trouba for Lindholm is perfect value for both sides, other than for the ducks' salary limitation. Trouba will make more on his new contract than Lindholm's last year of his ELC.
The Rangers add a first in that case to the Ducks with wpg adding a third to the Rangers perhaps?
I think that's better honestly
Edit: didn't realize Lindholm was an RFA RIGH now too. So he may be making more than Trouba as well.
I wouldn't give up 4 years of Trouba for 8 years of Fowler. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have Fowler but he is overrated and nowhere close to worth Trouba.
Jets need LD. I'll grant that Lindholm is better than Trouba but not by a lot. RHD are worth a premium that almost equals the difference. If we add a 3rd to Trouba for Lindholm Anaheim wins. Both are unsigned RFAs.
The value isn't there for the Rangers. Trouba is overrated, he's a decent top four defencemen but I wouldn't trade Krieder for him.
We need not stop overrating Kreider. He's valuable but he's not a 1st line player. And a young RHD with potential is the Rangers' biggest need.
Rangers can't afford another defenseman that needs to be protected in expansion
OP is a fail because Fowler overrated.
So, here is Kreider. and IMO aufheben is severely underrating him.
It is NOT a matter of would I do Kreider for Trouba. Talent wise that is ballpark close.
It is a matter of NY can pony up alternate assets for Trouba, a return which makes more sense for NYR
though there are reservations expressed by him due to side effects, respected Jets poster concludes that
McDonagh 4.7 x3 + Ranger 3rd in 2017, and NYR 4th in 2018
for
Trouba, [RFA = 0, but will result in savings for Wini since it is not paying Trouba 6 or more] + Jets 2nd in 2017, and Jets 3rd in 2018
cap is close enough
is a win win. Same gets NY younger while giving Wini 3 years on sweetheart deal 1LD with inside shot to extend. Plus NY upgrades on equal quantity pick swap. THAT is type of deal Rangers do, not coke for pepsi, or worse, one going steps backward.
Gorton appears to be in agreement with me on this: Rangers good, but not enough, must get younger, cheaper. This means keep the younger core, move the youngish vets. Slats seems to have gotten the message from Dolan on high. Win now crowd WILL consider itself suppressed so we don't do further long term damage to the team, Build, then push for the cup.
McD, Stepan, Zuc, Klein
these are pieces, and NY wants a premium if that is what their market commands.
Kreider, Miller, Skjei, etc, no unless the return is crazy.
we need to move Stepan + for Pesce + ++ iie asset exempt from expansion draft
NOT Kreider, without whom NY turns into the Canadiens.
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as to OP
my deal re Trouba, if Winni still heavy on RD, Myers is an option, but again, while not as bad as his harshest critics say, Fowler is overrated. Big time.