TO NYR:
10 OA
M. Lucic
TO EDM:
R. Spooner
39 OA (2nd round #8)
Would Edmonton ever consider this? Spooner is a streaky scorer who is RFA, so you can control him.
eat 1/2 of lucics contract and drop the two picks
lucic at 3 mill is as valueable as spooner at 3 mill.
keeping that 10 oa is very important to the oilers future. even if they end up trading the player they pick. they need young tradable assets to start building their depth asap
honestly I think spooner would look pretty good with McDavid so its an interesting target for the oilers. I think lucic is a better player for a contender but spooner is probably better for the oilers.
as for the rangers... they might want to retain more of lucics salary and flip him. if lucic was a 2 mill cap hit he probably becomes very valuable to a contender. it was just a couple years ago LA gave up a first and martin jones for him. If lucic were to stay healthy for 40 games and put up 25 points he could be a super valuable trade chip at the second half of this season to a team that wants someone special for their playoff drive.
the key to lucics trade value... reduce his cap hit... and let him be healthy for half a season