Article: The New York Rangers Have What the Wild Need

[Kalisha Turnipseed]

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[SkolWild73]

Yea, why would want Lafreniere at a contract that is larger than what we don’t want to pay Rossi if he is a lesser player?  

[mnhockeyfan03]

This trade would be great and very well thought out and helps both teams.  Then trade Spurgeon and get Rasmus Anderson and we are in business. Also need to find a way to get rid of Zucc.  

[Citizen Strife]

That trade borders on ridiculous and I doubt either team wants to chance that much turnover on either side.

I'll take a simple Rossi for Lafreniere sort of thing.  

 

[TCMooch]

Lafreniere is a bust. Nobody would give a crap about this guy if he wasn’t drafted 1st overall.

 Hard pass!

[1Brotherbill]

The only reason I would consider this is that Trochek has a career 54% faceoff win percentage.  So, right there the team gets better with that.  The fact that Trochek is just 2 inches taller than Rossi is telling.  Moving Boldy away from Kaprizov might be a mistake.  They seemed to work really well together in the playoffs and if they play an entire season together it might be magical.  

I would look into trading for just Trochek and signing Rossi to a Brock Nelson type contract.  That would give you faceoff percentage and skill down the middle and still maintain your core.  

Miller I don't think we need him our Defense is going to be set for a while.  As long as Lambos and Spacek decide to play hockey at the level they are capable.  The new coach that will be in Iowa might develop them better. 

[MrCheatachu]

There's been lots of talk of the Rangers fumbling the development of Laffy by throwing him on the 3/4th line and then being disappointed he's not putting up first line numbers.  I don't think the Rangers did him any favors in his development.

There's been lots of evidence of Laffy being soft on the backcheck and not playing a 200ft game that the Rangers expect him to play in that role.

Reading the tea leaves in the image that SillyG wants to build this club (a bunch of large meatheads who go boom, Bamm-Bamm no need skill, Bamm-Bamm put puck in net) I'm not sure paying $7.45M for the next 7 years of Laffy fits into that picture.

[mnfaninnc]

17 hours ago, SkolWild73 said:

Yea, why would want Lafreniere at a contract that is larger than what we don’t want to pay Rossi if he is a lesser player?

Honestly, I think the Wild DO want to pay Rossi a contract like that. But, they have determined that he is not ready for such a payday. I agree with that assessment as Rossi still has too many holes away from the puck. He does many things I like, but the deficiencies start with more bulk. 

 

[Sam]

The whole time I read this article i was thinking “please don’t say JT Miller.”

[mnfaninnc]

I like this deal a lot. It is filled with a lot of change for both sides, and, I think both sides could use a lot of change. The only thing that is iffy here, is that Drury is not a "retained" kind of guy. So, if I'm holding a guy back, I think it would be Lambos and I'd trade out someone like Trenin or Hartman to make the money work. 

I'm pretty sure that the 2026 1st will be lottery protected too. 

As for what we would be getting, I've liked Miller since his draft year and think he could help us. Lafreniere could use a change of scenery, and I'm betting that there's more here than just fumbled development. He was supposed to be a generational talent, I think that's what NYR and their fans expected. They haven't seen it yet, and like many athletes, I think New York might be too big for the player.

I've liked Trochek too, and this really helps our center depth. Kreider is exactly the type of player that Guerin would like and remind him of himself. I wouldn't mess with line 1, I'd keep it Boldy-Ek-Kaprizov. Line 2 I'd try Kreider-Trochek-Zuccy. Line 3 I'd make Lafreniere-Yurov-TBA, maybe OgZ. Line 4 can be Foligno-who's left over-Hinostroza, and maybe Bankier.

Each line would have an identity. Each line can score too. The title of this piece was that NYR had what we needed. I think we also have what they need too. These 2 clubs can help each other!

[mnfaninnc]

34 minutes ago, Sam said:

The whole time I read this article i was thinking “please don’t say JT Miller.”

Sometimes we just need to be more specific!

[Mateo3xm]

On 6/5/2025 at 6:44 PM, TCMooch said:

Lafreniere is a bust. Nobody would give a crap about this guy if he wasn’t drafted 1st overall.

 Hard pass!

He scored 28 goals and 57pts as a 22 year old..

I don’t think he’s a bust, just slower developing than people thought he would be. He jumped into the league after he was drafted which isn’t easy to do. He was also playing a lot on the 3rd line I believe and wasn’t given a lot of PP time. People have unrealistic expectations for players. Part of the problem is New York has a lot of veteran LW so he’s lower on the totem pole.

[Mateo3xm]

21 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

I like this deal a lot. It is filled with a lot of change for both sides, and, I think both sides could use a lot of change. The only thing that is iffy here, is that Drury is not a "retained" kind of guy. So, if I'm holding a guy back, I think it would be Lambos and I'd trade out someone like Trenin or Hartman to make the money work. 

I'm pretty sure that the 2026 1st will be lottery protected too. 

As for what we would be getting, I've liked Miller since his draft year and think he could help us. Lafreniere could use a change of scenery, and I'm betting that there's more here than just fumbled development. He was supposed to be a generational talent, I think that's what NYR and their fans expected. They haven't seen it yet, and like many athletes, I think New York might be too big for the player.

I've liked Trochek too, and this really helps our center depth. Kreider is exactly the type of player that Guerin would like and remind him of himself. I wouldn't mess with line 1, I'd keep it Boldy-Ek-Kaprizov. Line 2 I'd try Kreider-Trochek-Zuccy. Line 3 I'd make Lafreniere-Yurov-TBA, maybe OgZ. Line 4 can be Foligno-who's left over-Hinostroza, and maybe Bankier.

Each line would have an identity. Each line can score too. The title of this piece was that NYR had what we needed. I think we also have what they need too. These 2 clubs can help each other!

This is an insanely lopsided and unrealistic trade. The Rangers would never in a million years do this. 

[mnfaninnc]

3 hours ago, Mateo3xm said:

This is an insanely lopsided and unrealistic trade. The Rangers would never in a million years do this. 

I do think they want to subtract Lefreniere, and I'm certain that they want to subtract Kreider. I'm not sure about K. Miller, though. 

Miller for Brodin may help out NYR, but even if you subtract those 2 out, I think there is a deal to be had here. To me, it looks like Drury is ready to blow it up.