Does it make any sense for the Rangers to go after Kapanen in a trade? He is a young, skilled forward who is a RFA in Toronto. Maple Leafs have the well-documented cap issues. If we draft Kakko 2nd overall, do you think it will help ease his transition to NY by having a fellow countryman already on the roster?

Plus you get the added bonus of driving Sam Rosen nuts during telecasts:

"Kakko to Kreider to Kravtsov to Kapanen ------ ITS A POWER PLAY GOAL!"

Completely hypothetical just to see what you guys think, and I don’t think this would ever happen just curious: let’s say the Rangers wanted to get Hank a cup and went after a guy like Malkin, are you making a trade like that if it cost you Lias, WPG 1st, Buchnevich, Lundqvist and Howden?

Kravtsov Malkin Chytil
Kreider Zib Panarin
Kakko Strome Lemeuix
Smith Boo Vesey/Nam
- nyrangers9479

Lundqvist won't waive for the Pens and losing Malkin kills their cup chances. I am not against Malkin being here but there is little chance he gets traded to the Rangers. Plus I don't like all of those players going the other way. Talk about haunting us for years.

Completely hypothetical just to see what you guys think, and I don’t think this would ever happen just curious: let’s say the Rangers wanted to get Hank a cup and went after a guy like Malkin, are you making a trade like that if it cost you Lias, WPG 1st, Buchnevich, Lundqvist and Howden?

Kravtsov Malkin Chytil
Kreider Zib Panarin
Kakko Strome Lemeuix
Smith Boo Vesey/Nam
- nyrangers9479

Like as in Henrik?

Does it make any sense for the Rangers to go after Kapanen in a trade? He is a young, skilled forward who is a RFA in Toronto. Maple Leafs have the well-documented cap issues. If we draft Kakko 2nd overall, do you think it will help ease his transition to NY by having a fellow countryman already on the roster?

Plus you get the added bonus of driving Sam Rosen nuts during telecasts:

"Kakko to Kreider to Kravtsov to Kapanen ------ ITS A POWER PLAY GOAL!"
- TommyGTrain

yeah, he's a target that makes sense I think

Lundqvist won't waive for the Pens and losing Malkin kills their cup chances. I am not against Malkin being here but there is little chance he gets traded to the Rangers. Plus I don't like all of those players going the other way. Talk about haunting us for years.
- JRR1285

I am confident he meant the other Lundqvist.
At no point has anyone on this page EVER discussed what we need to do to bring the Cup to Pittsburgh!!!

Completely hypothetical just to see what you guys think, and I don’t think this would ever happen just curious: let’s say the Rangers wanted to get Hank a cup and went after a guy like Malkin, are you making a trade like that if it cost you Lias, WPG 1st, Buchnevich, Lundqvist and Howden?

Kravtsov Malkin Chytil
Kreider Zib Panarin
Kakko Strome Lemeuix
Smith Boo Vesey/Nam
- nyrangers9479

Or you could get Karlsson for free!! A duhhhhhhhh

yeah, he's a target that makes sense I think
- jimbro83

Way more sense than Nylander.
I have been impressed with Kapanen's game for a couple seasons already. He's like a Hagelin with more hockey sense.

- jimbro83

Way more sense than Nylander.
I have been impressed with Kapanen's game for a couple seasons already. He's like a Hagelin with more hockey sense.
- Tonybere

He can score more too

Way more sense than Nylander.
I have been impressed with Kapanen's game for a couple seasons already. He's like a Hagelin with more hockey sense.
- Tonybere

I was even thinking about the Finland factor with Kakko, like you said, and wondered if the Rangers may take a crack at Puljujarvi if they could work out a reasonable deal with Oilers

but he is coming off surgery, not sure if it's even realistic to think about

I am confident he meant the other Lundqvist.
At no point has anyone on this page EVER discussed what we need to do to bring the Cup to Pittsburgh!!!
- Tonybere

I misread that but I think you get why.


Still a no for me.

Like as in Henrik?
- tomburton99

Nils

Or you could get Karlsson for free!! A duhhhhhhhh
- Slimtj100

Did u see his great turnover last night that led to COL 2nd goal? SIGN HIM NOWWWW

Nils
- nyrangers9479

Sorry I totally misinterpreted your proposal. I thought you wanted to send Hank to Pitt for his cup.

Like as in Henrik?
- tomburton99

That trade would leave you guys with $6M and one goalie. So you figure about $4M after you sign a cheap backup. The following offseason you'd have to sign Kreider, Stinky/Nam, Strome, Vesey, Fast, Nieves and Georgiev

That trade would leave you guys with $6M and one goalie. So you figure about $4M after you sign a cheap backup. The following offseason you'd have to sign Kreider, Stinky/Nam, Strome, Vesey, Fast, Nieves and Georgiev
- eichiefs9

I don't hate that lineup.

Did u see his great turnover last night that led to COL 2nd goal? SIGN HIM NOWWWW
- nyrangers9479

hopefully the Rangers never make the commitment to signing anyone for 7 years based on one play

I don't hate that lineup.
- JRR1285

Malkin isn't being traded...so there's that

I also wouldn't put all my eggs in the Georgy basket after one good season. Plenty of young goaltenders have had great first seasons and then fell off a cliff once the league figured them out.

Or you could get Karlsson for free!! A duhhhhhhhh
- Slimtj100

I don’t like Karlsson for a number of reasons like his age and lack of defensive play in his own end but the way I look at it is we have guys, esp now with Fox that are younger, better in their own end and can still move the puck. Are any of them close to Karlsson offensively? No. But can ADA/Fox/Skjei be 35-45 point guys? Yes. Karlsson is going to start declining, his goals have already drastically declined and soon his point totals will do the same. We would be paying for a 25 year old version of a 30 year old.

Malkin isn't being traded...so there's that

I also wouldn't put all my eggs in the Georgy basket after one good season. Plenty of young goaltenders have had great first seasons and then fell off a cliff once the league figured them out.
- eichiefs9

I know.

That is why they are going to ship him to Edmonton for Draisaitl. Keep up.

Did u see his great turnover last night that led to COL 2nd goal? SIGN HIM NOWWWW
- nyrangers9479

Omg one bad play

Did you see his two pin point passes in the biggest win in Sharks history?

That trade would leave you guys with $6M and one goalie. So you figure about $4M after you sign a cheap backup. The following offseason you'd have to sign Kreider, Stinky/Nam, Strome, Vesey, Fast, Nieves and Georgiev
- eichiefs9

Other than Georgie and I guess Kreider, you could almost let everyone else walk. Not that I'm advocating for trading for Malkin.

I don’t like Karlsson for a number of reasons like his age and lack of defensive play in his own end but the way I look at it is we have guys, esp now with Fox that are younger, better in their own end and can still move the puck. Are any of them close to Karlsson offensively? No. But can ADA/Fox/Skjei be 35-45 point guys? Yes. Karlsson is going to start declining, his goals have already drastically declined and soon his point totals will do the same. We would be paying for a 25 year old version of a 30 year old.
- nyrangers9479

Oh wait you don’t like him?

Sorry I totally misinterpreted your proposal. I thought you wanted to send Hank to Pitt for his cup.
- JRR1285

Oh that makes the trade even funnier:

I don’t like Karlsson for a number of reasons like his age and lack of defensive play in his own end but the way I look at it is we have guys, esp now with Fox that are younger, better in their own end and can still move the puck. Are any of them close to Karlsson offensively? No. But can ADA/Fox/Skjei be 35-45 point guys? Yes. Karlsson is going to start declining, his goals have already drastically declined and soon his point totals will do the same. We would be paying for a 25 year old version of a 30 year old.
- nyrangers9479

We have no idea what Fox will actually look like at the NHL level. I am not disagreeing about the bold part with you, it's absolutely true. But he is a game breaker on the back end. He is still doing 25 YO Karlsson things at 28 (soon to be 29).