Why would Seattle do this lol what. Maybe with Grubauer added but thats it (obviously NYR dont do that but thats the only way this make sense value wise)

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A Habs fans wet dream

Still not convinced Goodrow what waive to to West Coast. The Atlantic division saves players hundreds of hours of plane travel every year.

He only has a 15 team ntc so he's really doesn't have a choice after that

Ryder, Halak and a 2nd.

True. Still I doubt there are you can find 16 teams that are willing to take on his full cap.
So he has on trade list.....Tampa, Florida, Canes, Caps. Isles, Jersey, Pens, Bruins, Leafs, Sens. That's 11 teams in the East who don't have cap for him, and the want to help the Rangers with their cap.
Five teams in the West his trade list......Avs, Dallas, Minnesota, Vegas, Kings, Flames, OIlers.....that's 7 more teams without cap. So now you're just 13 teams that might accept a cap dump.

See, a 15 NTC list makes it quite easy for a player not to be traded if he doesn't want to. And Goodrow's case you're talking four years, which maybe no team wants.

There are lots of teams wanting to dump and very few teams that will accept cap.

Well i believe no trade teams have to be submitted before the clause kicks in. So he would've had submitted when he signed the contract

No, the trade lists are updated every July 1st. Certainly Seattle would have been on his list two years ago.

Rangers easily decline, you're gonna have to cough up a lot more than Bjorkstrand to get a player the Rangers aren't interested in trading.

Easy pass from Seattle. nothing added that they don't already have.