Eichel is much better than Strome. Strome is a solid player on the Rangers but every GM knows that he won't replicate the same success on a worse team like the Sabres. Eichel is better, younger, and has more way potential. After Strome gets a raise from his new contract, Kaako gets a raise from his ELC, Schneider gets a new contract, Georgiev's contract (He was in the trade but I forgot to mention him), the Rangers would be saving money. If Im the Rangers, I would do the trade EVERY DAY. If you want a more detailed explanation that reasonable Ranger fans agree with, I could show you

Eichel is better than Strome, as I said, but not that much better. And are you really comparing the cap hit of multiple players (Strome, Kakko, Schneider and Georgie) to just 1 player and thinking the Rangers would SAVE MONEY if their combined cap hit is more than just Eichels? Really? Do we need to a math lesson?

And I'm sure the same is true of Devils fans. All fans of all teams.

Eichel is much better than Strome and its not even close. Strome is overrated by Rangers fans and everyone knows it

Kaako = $4 M (Bridge Deal)
Strome = $6 M (after raise)
Georgiev = $2.5 M

$12.5> $10

Rangers lose depth but technically save money

Take a math class

It’s moreover that those 1st rounders are not lafreniere or kakko. They are most likely bottom of the 1st round picks. Not 1st and 2nd overall.

In terms of not wanting to include Miller, the rangers absolutely hit on a late pick. He should’ve been drafted much higher, same with Lundkvist.

I would absolutely trade the rangers next four first rounders for eichel. But every single fan on here says you have to include kakko or lafreniere who hold more than just a simple 1st round pick value.

In no way am I attacking you, peaceful conversation only but I was just going to run some numbers by you. So I had some time today to prorate Kakko stats, if he played the same amount of seconds as Hughes his stats would/should be 9G and 11A while Hughes is 9G and 14A. While we don’t notice him to be a game changer he actually produces at a higher rate than 95% of people realize. And he’s only improving while on a cap friendly contract so to lose him and try to replace him isn’t really that easy. But I agree, currently he doesn’t stand out as a game changer like Bread, Zib and Fox.

Fair point. But one of the main reasons some Ranger fans don't want to get Eichel is because "he takes up too much cap space". But they would be fine with paying Pettersson and Barkov more which doesn't make sense to me

Yeah the two don’t make sense but that cap is gonna kill the rangers down the line unless the tv deal increases the cap a ton. I was so pissed when they extended kreider when they had a 1st plus as a potential return for him. Now we have him for another six seasons

I agree. That extension didn't make sense at all but they didn't know they were going to get Lafreniere in draft. Even the Trouba contract will hurt the Rangers

I think you need the math class. Eichel is 1 player at $10,000,000 and Kakko, Strome & Georgiev are 3 players at $12,500,000 for an average of a little over $4,000,000/player......which is LESS MONEY....unless Eichel is going to play center, wing and goalie all at the same time? Math isn't easy for many, and I think you may be one of them.

Gauthier makes 800k and will replace Kaako
Kinkaid makes 800k and will replace Georgeiv

12.5>11.6

C'mon dude use your brain

You talk about using your brain yet you fail to realize the following. Strome, Kakko and Georgie are all signed for next season already, so any increase in cost/cap for any of them is at least 2 seasons from now. Also, Gauthier isn't signed an needs a new deal and he is no replacement for Kakko....he can't even stay in the line up now. PLUS....you are still comparing the cost of 3 players to 1, which is just plain dumb. You look at cost on a player basis, one for one, so any way you slice this, trading for Eichel increases the Rangers cost and removes cap space. If you can't understand that basic math concept, this discussion is beyond your abilities to understand. Can't make it any simpler than that. So.....c'mon dude.....try using your brain. I know you're a Devil fan so that must be hard to do....but try.

3 players to one? Gauthier, Kinkaid, and Eichel are three players. Gauthier is going to be resigned for similar to his similar contract. Maybe 100k-200k increase. Kinkaid is signed for next season. RANGERS STILL SAVE FUTURE CAP SPACE. Of course, Gauthier is worse than Kaako, BUT THE RANGERS ARE GREATLY IMPROVING AT CENTER. WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THAT? And if you think Strome is anywhere close to Eichel, go tell that to any other unbiased hockey fan and see what they say. I dare you. And you got to understand Eichel, Kinkaid, and Gauthier are 3 players, not one. So.....c'mon dude.....try using your brain. I know you're a Rangers fan so that must be hard to do....but try.

Wow are you stupid. Eichel is 1 player. 1. His cost is $10 million per season.....for ONE PLAYER. Strome is $4.5. Georgie is $2.425. Kakko is $925k. They are THREE players. If you Trade Eichel for Strome, Kakko and Georgie you are trading 1 player for 3. Do you get that? Are you really this dumb? You compare player costs as ONE PLAYER to ONE PLAYER, so if the Rangers add ONE PLAYER at $10 Million cap hit....their COST GOES UP and CAP SPACE GOES DOWN. A 3 year old knows that. Eichel can only play 1 position, correct? How do you know who Gorton would use to fill the wing for Kakko or goal for Georgie? You don't, so you have no idea what the cost will be to replace them in the future. But what you do know, is the center position goes from $4.5/year for Strome to $10/year for Eichel. That is KNOWN. Either take a math class or pull your head out of your ass, because you have no clue what you're talking about. Plus this is all moot since Eichel needs surgery and until he is deemed healthy, only a crazy person is trading for him.