Trade Deadline Trade

Équipe: 2020-21 Rangers de New York

Date de création initiale: 14 janv. 2021

Publié: 14 janv. 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

I believe Buchnevich will have a very good season and will be on pace for 60 plus points by the trade deadline. Which means he might price himself off the team because of the cap situation the Rangers are going to be in two years from now (after this season and next season) in 2022-2023.

Don't believe the Rangers would want to sign Buchnevich after this season and then trade him. I would think his trade value would be higher as a RFA. Ideally the Rangers would keep Buchnevich for the full season and trade him at next years draft. But because the expansion draft preludes the amateur draft, it might be better to trade him for the standard Player+Prospect +Pick at the trade deadline and be able to protect one more forward from Seattle. Especially if Kravtsov plays well after he returns to the NHL/AHL when the KHL concludes. And if Barron impresses this season at the NHL/AHL.

I also believe the Rangers will Trade DeAngelo when his contract expires in two years and he's a RFA, ideally before the 2022 amateur draft. For the same reason I believe Buchnevich gets traded. To make room for the free agents in 2022-2023. But the Rangers need DeAngelo for the next two full years until the deep defenseman prospect pool is ready to replace him.

Strome I'm starting to think won't get traded... Don't believe his traded value is anywhere close to how valuable he is to the Rangers. If teams are only going to offer not much more than a 2nd round pick for Strome, it's probably better to keep him until his contract expires and maybe resign him as a UFA if the price and term are right or just let him walk.