This guy was loved here. Apparently other teams didn't view him the same way. The Rangers will soon find out why we loved him.
I don't think this return is bad given the market (Names, Appleton, Brassard), but I think most Canucks fans saw him in the Paul category and were caught off guard by the return.
Motte is a great player, excellent defensively but has flashes of a goal scorer (he put up big numbers in college but could never fully translate it into the NHL). He was a warrior in the one playoff run with the Canucks, probably worth more than a 4th to be honest.
Ez win for the Rangers. The Rangers get another good bottom 6 forward. Motte will probably help out with the Rangers playoff run when the playoffs start. I don’t know why the Canucks did this deal since like I said Motte is a good bottom 6 forward. Motte should probably been for more than a 4th round pick do to the Rangers having a really bright future. Motte should have gone for at least a depth player like Kevin Rooney but since the Canucks didn’t get enough for Motte this is a ez win for New York.