What makes this super unrealistic lol

Rangers don't need another bottom 6 center.

Agree. I could see this happening. I know canes are still in on EK supposedly, and maybe they’re shopping pesce or Skjei. But wouldn’t be shocked if they bowed out of EK and just kept the d core with the hopes of extending one of Skjei or pesce at some point before next July.

1 scratch, no room for Kochetkov is one of Freddie or Raanta gets dinged up, just some stuff like that. There's at least one more move on top of this, probably Skjei

Hopefully we're almost done with the Jones-Drury swaps, but I'll play along in this scenario, he's not on your roster, so the Rangers, or somebody else grabs him on waivers

Canes don’t need Z Jones

Go for it, it doesn't have to be Jones, just someone to take him. Could be Matthew Robertson too