Trade Deadline No Kane But Gain

Far from enough for Kane.

So no Kane then.

That is the perfect answer.

Why is Chicago giving him away for a malcontent, an injury prone 3rd liner and a 2 . Davidson counters Schneider for Tyler Johnson

I think most Ranger fans just want him because they're starstruck by another big name, even if he isn't the right fit.

Larger Cap hit. More assets to acquire. More of a distributor nowadays than an actual Goal Scorer. Not as good Defensively anymore.

And the talk is to put him with Panarin, who is now the same type of pass 1st distributor. So unless you're expecting both of them to set up Chytil for about 50 Goals over the last 30 games, than it doesn't make sense to play them together.

So then you move Kane to the top line so he can feed Zibenejad and Kreider. Makes sense. But then you're messing up the new found chemistry that they've had lately with Kakko.

Kakko goes to the 2nd line, where you hope he clicks with them as much as the 1st line. And then, you're probably still looking for a 3RW, if you have enough Cap space.

Tarasenko makes more sense, as a big ticket item. A player that is better at getting the puck in the net, that will benefit from playing with Panarin, and not mess up the flow of the 1st line.

Pedigree aside, I don't think Kane is the right fit for the Rangers. Regardless of how cool he would look in that Broadway Blue.