In what universe is that realistic?
I don't even think Dach for Lafrenière one for one is a good deal for Habs

And that was Bergevin's ego doing the move. Hughes is a people's person. Lawyer/agent. He builds bridges not destroys them. He doesnt seem to be the type to put players in situations they won't be able to thrive through. There's a reason he went back to Petry as they left on good terms. Whereas Bergevin would never bring back anyone he culled.

This is to show what the Rangers value Laffy at and what it would take for MTL to acquire him. A massive overpay

Trust me, as a Caps fan who just had Lavy for the last few years - he is not one of the coaches who will have a long leash, especially for younger players. I was shocked the Rangers hired him (taking into account a) the poor player development they already have and b) the amount of untapped potential their young players have)...

I've seen that about Laviolette, but I think the assistant coaches they hired will help with player development. Read good things about Michael Peca and Dan Muse in that regard.
I'm also sure Drury knows the importance to the team getting Laf and Kakko to reach their potential will be, and stressed that during the interview process.

Agreed.

Peca is awesome. I remember how impactful he was with the Caps. Really, really helped the Caps centers (specifically Kuzy - so much so that Kuzy had time on PK and faceoff percentage skyrocketed). Helped a bunch with faceoffs, defensive positioning, and overall hockey IQ.

That's certainly an overpay for LAF. Just offer 4.3m on an offer sheet, which costs just a second rounder, which the Rangers may not afford.

Looks about right. Nice job. Lots of folks revealing themselves in the comments.

Given that Laf is unsigned and NYR only have a certain amount of cap to sign him, I'd say his value is tied to how much an OS pry's him away from NY.

NYR can say his value is a million 1sts if they want but if he gets OS'd to an amount that NYR can't match within 10 days by trading Goodrow, etc, that's his actual true value then. Not the millions 1sts.

Honestly his actual value is what anyone is willing to pay for him and judging by what we've seen on here, a 1st and an ok prospect is probably the highest Ive seen anyone willing to do.

Lafreniere is clearly the better player, but I don't think the difference is a 1st + 2nd.

Go look at the Dach trade, that's the only comparable. Laf's 1st 3 years were better than Dach's. Make of that what you will.

I did. Sorry. Laffy doesn't have the same value he had when he was drafted. And I'm a Laffy supporter. I still think he can be a star.

Our window is open for however long we have Igor and fox, they won’t rebuild once Panarin zib and kreider retire, they’ll target free agents and trade a lot. NY RARELY rebuilds, it’s the Dolan way. Guys like othmann and Perreault will solidify top 6 when open and we’ll have to make sure Laf and Kakko can be saved