Mackiaveli
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Would be a solid idea if the Rangers were competitive but Tarasenko will be nearing the end of his deal when they're doing that again, and probably looking for a raise.
I think we'll just stick with Kreider for cheaper.
Plus, the Rangers have a history of not getting 100% return on borrowed talent, for whatever reason, outside of Messier and Gaborik.
What our GM has said signals a culture change for the NYR. We're going to start attempting to develop our own core talent and look to the market for depth, as opposed to the other way around.
My idea was that they are known for being in on Panarin, who is Tarasenko's great friend. You trade for Tarasenko, and you not only liken your chances at getting Panarin but if you DO get both, you have one of the best first lines in the entire NHL.
You keep Hayes, but you move on from Zuccarello at the trade deadline for draft picks.
Then you throw in an expendable top 10 pick this year, you find someone to take the corpse of Marc Staal and you're cooking with fire.
You also have Kravtsov who should be ready to jump into the NHL, and you want to convince Shesterkin to come over if you're the Rangers with Hank nearing the end of his career. What better way than to bring two big name Russian players so that they feel right at home!
Would in theory still have monstrous cap space to run at Erik Karlsson, maybe reunite him with Methot; and have one of the deadliest offensive groups in the NHL. Rangers obviously don't want to be a perpetually rebuilding team with Hank in his final years, and if you can use the bright lights of New York City to bring in big free agents why the hell not swing for the stars.
And then the obvious other side of it, the Blues do this because it gets them a young cheap defenseman with tons of potential to grow, a young top 6C and an (obviously much worse) acceptable replacement for some of the other depth they lose in the proposals.