Confirmed Trade: [NYR/CHI/ARI] Kane (@25%) and Zech to NYR; Welinski, Saarijarvi, ‘23 2nd (top 10 prot ‘24 1st if NYR make ECF), ‘25 4th to CHI; c. ‘25 3rd to ARI

[Voight]

The rangers are a joke. Most entitled franchise in the league that has only remained decent due to “New York City”. Their team this year, like always would be dogshit without the New York factor (kane Panarin and fox).

They’ll come up short again, and fans will think they’re the most storied franchise in league history again. Rinse repeat

Someone once said Rangers fans have the arrogance of the Yankees but with the Mets success

 

[Thordic]

Can't help but think back to the middling offensive teams Lundqvist had to will into contention all those years along with that Staal-Girardi top pairing whose PMD acumen consisted of shot blocking the puck up the ice.

Imagine Henrik getting this kind of support up front to work with in 2009-2016

Hanks cap hit is one of the reasons we didn't have the ability to bring in big guns too though.

 

[Voight]

I would have just not moved him lol.

Fair, but ownership wanted to do right by him. He's earned that with what he's done for the franchise.

 

[Ovi895]

Hanks cap hit is one of the reasons we didn't have the ability to bring in big guns too though.

Are you sure it wasn't Gomez/Drury/Redden each making more than him?

 

[Dead Meat]

Chicago had to retain salary as well? I would honestly have held onto him and just let it crash.
New York didn't have to do really anything in this trade, all Kane's cards.

He's one of the best players in franchise history....you don't do him dirty like LA did to Quick.

Can't wait to watch some Rangers games - Breadman and Kane are one of the best combos I've ever watched.

 

[Eggtimer]

They beat the Canes last year and added Trocheck, Tarasenko and Kane this year while the Canes responded with Puljujarvi (and the fairly lateral Burns for DeAngelo). And the Devils are virtually guaranteed to faceplant as every young team that makes the playoffs their first time does.

Copp , and was it Vtrano(?) subtracted. Sheshterkin was in god mode and is only slightly above human goaltending right now. Tank and Kane are upgrades for sure , just not sure of the type of upgrades that’s needed.
I don’t get why the Devils are expected to faceplant? Rangers were a young team amd first playoff run for that group yet they didn’t really fall on their face ? Why it it a virtual guarantee that the Devils will?

 

[Ovi895]

Copp , and was it Vtrano(?) subtracted. Sheshterkin was in god mode and is only slightly above human goaltending right now. Tank and Kane are upgrades for sure , just not sure of the type of upgrades that’s needed.
I don’t get why the Devils are expected to faceplant? Rangers were a young team amd first playoff run for that group yet they didn’t really fall on their face ? Why it it a virtual guarantee that the Devils will?

Its generally the case for every team that goes through a rebuild from Tampa to Colorado to Edmonton to Washington, even Pittsburgh lost in the first round the first time they made the playoffs with Crosby and Malkin. The Rangers weren't really a young team, Kreider/Zibanejad/Panarin/Copp/Vatrano/Strome/Goodrow/Trouba were all grizzled vets. Their only 2 major young contributors were Shestyorkin and Fox and both were near the very top in the league at their positions

 

[n8]

Copp , and was it Vtrano(?) subtracted. Sheshterkin was in god mode and is only slightly above human goaltending right now. Tank and Kane are upgrades for sure , just not sure of the type of upgrades that’s needed.
I don’t get why the Devils are expected to faceplant? Rangers were a young team amd first playoff run for that group yet they didn’t really fall on their face ? Why it it a virtual guarantee that the Devils will?

Not sure why either. Like Toronto vs Tampa series, I expect NYR vs NJD to be an epic series worthy of the conference finals.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Is kane going to play today?

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

It's sad to see the Kane era come to an end in Chicago but at least Kane is leaving on good terms......well kinda.

 

[n8]

Is kane going to play today?

no. it was tweeted (check the thread) that he'd debut at MSG

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Is kane going to play today?

Tomorrow at MSG.

 

[bigtim1988]

f***, that annoys the shit outta me. The rags team on paper, is starting to look like the 02 redwings.

I pray they don’t win the cup this year—or ever, at least not until the isles win a cup first—but it’s surely looking like they’re the team to beat.

I remember all the people ridiculing the rags when they fired the front office, then hiring Chris Drury as GM. The guy looks like he knows what he’s doing

 

[Mrfenn92]

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

f***, that annoys the shit outta me. The rags team on paper, is starting to look like the 02 redwings.

I pray they don’t win the cup this year—or ever, at least not until the isles win a cup first—but it’s surely looking like they’re the team to beat.

I remember all the people ridiculing the rags when they fired the front office, then hiring Chris Drury as GM. The guy looks like he knows what he’s doing

I think Boston is the team to beat this year from the East, Rangers close second. Boston is just on another level this year, they may finish the year with regulation losses in single digits. An unheard of achievement these days.

 

[VintageBure]

He's one of the best players in franchise history....you don't do him dirty like LA did to Quick.

Can't wait to watch some Rangers games - Breadman and Kane are one of the best combos I've ever watched.

Apparently the whole team was pissed off at Blake. Wonder how they will perform

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Imagine getting Kane @ 25% for that return.

Good on the Rangers but jeeeeeeez

 

[bernmeister]

I think Boston is the team to beat this year from the East, Rangers close second. Boston is just on another level this year, they may finish the year with regulation losses in single digits. An unheard of achievement these days.

Injuries remain a possible factor, but at this pt numbers trend in that direction.

 

[ECBBW]

Rangers will knock the Devils out. Better offense, Better Defense, Better Goaltending

We’ll see.

 

[Synergy27]

Someone once said Rangers fans have the arrogance of the Yankees but with the Mets success

Ranger fans are arrogant? Really?

The vast majority of us are living in misery and regret while rooting for a team that has won once in 80+ years while making the same mistakes over and over again.

Arrogant?

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Chicago had to retain salary as well? I would honestly have held onto him and just let it crash.
New York didn't have to do really anything in this trade, all Kane's cards.

And accomplish what, exactly? Souring the relationship with one of the best players in your franchises history because he exercised a right you gave him in the contract you made? Not to mention getting absolutely nothing for him when he walks in the summer or how keeping him could actively hurt your chances of drafting his immediate replacement in terms of impact.

Retaining salary means nothing to Chicago. They're not a playoff team this year and it comes off the books.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

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those sweaters look so mickey mouse esp with that casino ad patch , yuck

 

[Filthy Dangles]

still cannot thank them enough for taking Mikkola from us

Mikkola is a fine bottom pairing defenceman....a big upgrade on Ben Harpur.

So thank you for including him as a throw in

 

[clydesdale line]

That's how you let a legend walk out.. by him dictating it on his terms. Now with whatever the hell LA was thinking with Quick.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

The rangers mantra: the Yankees of hockey….. minus the winning

They’ve won a cup more recently that the Fish and have been the more successful team apart from a 4 year stretch a long time ago…so there’s that at least