Cuylle would be good but I wouldn't mind adding a 2nd or something equivalent if it meant we could get Othmann instead (I know its unlikely but hey if you don't ask you won't know right)

Gotta imagine that is an easy accept from the hawks.....not many teams can give us 2 more 1st round picks in this loaded draft.

a 2nd ... really
Even if we offer FLO 1st or CGY 1st they say no

Hey I said its unlikely lol

This is awful. In what world does a rental get this? Terrible.

Yeah that is a no thanks for NYR. Bye the way, not even guarantee to be a playoff team come TDL. But even if they would that is a easy no thanks.

This team doesn't have the capacity to capitalize on this type of move this season. It would be a desperation move, which you should never do. Last year was all Igor and a powerplay that benefitted from a league wide shock reaction to a stiffening of the crosschecking penalty in front of the net. After the TDL this team was also loaded with talent, which took them much further than the bones of the roster deserved to go on it's own.

You add Kane and maybe that gives you a couple even strength goals a game. The structure still bleeds high quality chances. It wouldn't be enough to warrant putting all your eggs in this basket. I'd play out the season and let chips fall where they may instead of making bad investments based on unmanaged expectations derived from a lucky stretch.

imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ

Easy NO from the Rangers, and Othmann is off the table, period.