It really all depends on the CBO for NYR. Window would be open starting next season. If there's no CBO then I would save those Offer Sheet picks

What you're essentially saying is that

"1 year of Brodin" has more value than "4+ years of Strome"


Rangers aren't going to pay much to fix their bottom 4 LHD issue.

No thanks on Strome for Brodin. Strome is good, but we need a better center than him if we're trading Brodin (Brodin was our best defenseman last year). If we can't get a better center than Strome, we're better off hanging on to Brodin and extending him

Woops I thought it was 2 years of Brodin but you can always resign him he's young, and it will probably be 1 year of Strome as well.

I just think the way the offseason is going right now that they wouldnt be able to agree on a 4 or 5 year deal with Strome. I would expect a 1 year or maybe 2 year deal because of cap space and the uncertainty of what he really is still. Specifically without Panarin on his wing and his rough defensive metrics/Penalties.

Only downside is that if the Rangers get a CBO so does Tampa and that gives them room to sign Cirelli and Sergachev

You can't just resign a UFA that easily...I wouldn't bank on doing that, especially because that same year you also have to sign Chytil, Buch, Igor, Lindgren, and more!

The reasons for the Rangers to deal Strome are
a) He blocks Chytil whose development into the top 6 is paramount
and
b) Rangers are in a slight cap crunch needing to sign Deangelo long term, so because Strome would be a 3C on this team, it doesn't make sense for the Rangers to sign him,

However, there are plenty of teams where Strome would be the 2C: Winnipeg, Anaheim, Columbus, Detroit, Florida, just to name a few.

Find a team with a hole at 2C and a solid 3C to spare. work out the difference in picks. go from there.

Minnesota does need a Center (koivu, and Galchenyuk are gone and Staal is getting old) and I was just trying to find a whole to fill with Strome as opposed to just getting draft picks back. But you can make a trade with the implications of resigning prior to it like Stone did with VGK. Like I said though I thought it was 2 years of Brodin so that wouldve been worth it since this is the time to sell on Strome.

As for the signings of Buch, Chytil and them I wouldn't worry about them until it gets there. They are RFAs besides Buch and not worth much yet. Still need to get through Expansion draft first.

And clearly Minnesota fans (look at other comments above) think they can easily re sign Brodin lol. And Strome isnt enough for a year of Brodin so like I said his value is all over the board right now.

True, I just dont know who they CBO that opens up enough Cap space to resign both of them to the numbers they want. Basically what I am saying is the Rangers could price the offer sheet out of Tampa Bay's Range if they want to.

I dont know, like I said, Strome's Value is all over the board... he wouldve put up nearly 70 points this season as a 2C on a young team that could make the playoffs. He obviously has flaws but if you can't resign Brodin that is probably the skill you are getting for him as far as Centers go.

I think you're right, and that's kind of why I'm leaning towards a preference of keeping Brodin. He's so valuable to the Wild but not many outside of MN know it since he doesn't produce big point totals and isn't flashy with the puck. If we signed him to a $7M x 6 year extension today, I'd be more than happy with that.

Personally I’d rather trade strome for a first and third to make up for the loss of picks in the offer sheet plus I don’t think that would get Brodin.