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HFNHL Rangers Trade Deadline Recap
Team looks to the future
It was a busy trade deadline for the HFNHL Rangers, working the phone lines right down to the last minute. Three trades (with Edmonton, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia) were completed on deadline day, with the common theme being sending players with expiring contracts to teams in the playoff hunt. On the outside of the playoff picture looking in, the team couldn't afford to hold these players and then lose them for nothing following the season. While there is some top young talent on the way, the overall depth of the pipeline leaves something to be desired. Zach Werenski and Nick Schmaltz are expected to join the team next season, and the Rangers' best player, Filip Forsberg, is still just 22 years old. 2016 draft picks Mike McLeod, Rem Pitlick, Otto Koivula, among others have performed well this season. The Rangers are projected to have 4 picks in about the top 65 and 12 overall draft choices, giving the organization ample opportunity to restock the system beyond the top tier of young talent. Willie Mitchell and Matt Carle were added to keep the team compliant with the salary floor.
OVERALL SUMMARY
In:
EDM 2nd 2017
PIT 2nd 2017
WAS 3rd 2017
WAS 5th 2017
Matt Carle (pending UFA)
Willie Mitchell (pending retiree)
Out:
Eric Staal (pending UFA)
Darren Helm (pending UFA)
Johnny Oduya (pending UFA)
DAL 4th 2017
NYR 5th 2018
BREAKDOWN BY TRADE:
To NYR: EDM 2nd 2017, Willie Mitchell
To EDM: DAL 4th 2017, Johnny Oduya
To NYR: PIT 2nd 2017, WAS 3rd 2017
To PIT: Eric Staal, Darren Helm
To NYR: WAS 5th 2017, Matt Carle
To PHI: NYR 5th 2018
Team looks to the future
It was a busy trade deadline for the HFNHL Rangers, working the phone lines right down to the last minute. Three trades (with Edmonton, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia) were completed on deadline day, with the common theme being sending players with expiring contracts to teams in the playoff hunt. On the outside of the playoff picture looking in, the team couldn't afford to hold these players and then lose them for nothing following the season. While there is some top young talent on the way, the overall depth of the pipeline leaves something to be desired. Zach Werenski and Nick Schmaltz are expected to join the team next season, and the Rangers' best player, Filip Forsberg, is still just 22 years old. 2016 draft picks Mike McLeod, Rem Pitlick, Otto Koivula, among others have performed well this season. The Rangers are projected to have 4 picks in about the top 65 and 12 overall draft choices, giving the organization ample opportunity to restock the system beyond the top tier of young talent. Willie Mitchell and Matt Carle were added to keep the team compliant with the salary floor.
OVERALL SUMMARY
In:
EDM 2nd 2017
PIT 2nd 2017
WAS 3rd 2017
WAS 5th 2017
Matt Carle (pending UFA)
Willie Mitchell (pending retiree)
Out:
Eric Staal (pending UFA)
Darren Helm (pending UFA)
Johnny Oduya (pending UFA)
DAL 4th 2017
NYR 5th 2018
BREAKDOWN BY TRADE:
To NYR: EDM 2nd 2017, Willie Mitchell
To EDM: DAL 4th 2017, Johnny Oduya
To NYR: PIT 2nd 2017, WAS 3rd 2017
To PIT: Eric Staal, Darren Helm
To NYR: WAS 5th 2017, Matt Carle
To PHI: NYR 5th 2018
