You can probably sign a UFA for just as cheap and better than LAF at 6.25m X 4 and don't have to give up a first and third.,

Good luck with your offer sheet nonsense.

NYR can match that.

Why would they, it will NEVER happen.

If it would, they could.

Rangers don't match, Dubois declines that offer

Just offersheet him for like a third round pick or just wait to sign him for free in 5 years...

You cant match it as they dont have a top 15-20 pick next year in all likelihood

Like it or not. Montreal has the assets and leverage contenders dont. This comes down to circumstance in the end, as always

The rangers locking up chytil gives us the space we could probably manage this.

Not with Miller to resign, only $12M of capspace and a 14 players roster so far.

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/4087855

According to capfriendly.com they can
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/4087855

it comes down to whether laff is worth 6 million a season which is a huge if!!! He hasnt produced the points to be worth a big contract.... mtl passes on laffy and probably dubois too,

First of all, congrats on making this. At least you did the effort to test your theory to see if the numbers would fit.

But I'm still not convinced. In your scenario, NYR are not resigning any top UFAs and dressing up 4 AHL level players just for the privilege of overspending on Laf.

I can't see a contending team shooting themselves in the foot like that. The AGM you made isnt a contending team anymore. It would be way smarter to take the OS picks and use the capspace on Kane and a descent back up goalie.

Last thing. Even if your AAV for Miller is realistic, Sportnet reported a lot of interest around the league. If you overspend on Laf, you wont be able to match another OS and could loose Miller which is far more important. Would be smart to overpend on him instead.

Kane is a spent force, so no thanks. Besides the line Laffy is a part of they only work together so moving him will pull down a whole line.
I'm sure Laffy isn't going anywhere neither is Miller they will both be signed before teams will have a chance to even offer sheet.
and contending team and contending team, they only need to survive 2023-24.
Then Kreider and Trouba with go from NMC to M-NMC and can be moved, if needed to make a big splash.

Most likely scenario is Laffy signs 3 year 3.2 M deal.
Miller 3-4 years around 4-4.25 M.
and a forechecking depth player is signed for 1.5-2 M.
and the so called "kid line" becomes NYR second line.

Just sign them already then... oh wait...

Yeah well good luck staying a contender while switching Goodrow, Trouba, kreider for AHL players. Amazing plan man.

somehow trading Laffy would make them contenders, come on man...

If you think Lafreniere makes NYR a contender but Trouba isn't, I don't think we watch the same games and could agree on anything.

I didn't say anything about Trouba. I honest don't know what you are about?

I already proven to you that they can make it work, need to lose Goodrow but they would need to do that to keep Kane or Vlady too... and yes I would have Laffy over Goodrow. Maybe you rather have Goodrow, then tell me who your favourite team is and I trade him there for what you thought Laffy was worth, and we can all leave as friends.

duh

I was about the 2024-25

I was talking about the 2024-25 season obviously and this was in case it was needed