AirGut
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If Chicago were to ever move him, wouldn't he love to try and win another Stanley Cup? He has that chance with New York playing with Panarin. We all know Gorton is interested in a top end C after it was made clear he inquired about Eichel. With salary retention and the right package going back I think this move won't hurt the Rangers cap wise and our best chance to win a cup will be in the next 3-6 years anyway. Why not have a leader and Stanley Cup winning experience in the locker room? Why not try to go deep and win while you still have players on their entry levels? It would be like a second coming of Messier if you will. That type of player could really push a young team over the edge into becoming winners. I really feel it would be smart of Gorton. This is a move I really wouldn't know the timeframe for, could be this year, next year, or he just decides to ride it out and hit free agency which would make this pointless to talk about. The thing is wouldn't the Blackhawks want to get top value for a guy like him NOW rather than later?
So here's what the package would be,
To CHI:
2021 1st Rd. Pick ----- Self explanatory, Hawks would want a 1st for Toews in any deal
R.Strome ----- Blackhawks get a a guy to play with his brother and lighten the load off Dach until he's ready to take the 1C spot
V.Kravtsov ----- Projected top 6 forward drafted 9thOVR in 2018. Again, self explanatory the Hawks would want a high end prospect in this deal and Kravtsov could end up being a lethal punch with someone like Kubalik
A.Georgiev ----- It is well known CHI has a need between the pipes and after losing Crawford there's potential in someone like Alexander Georgiev. It's pretty simple, Malcom Subban can't be your starter if you want to be a team built to compete. Georgiev would instantly become the starting netminder and he has a ton of upside still in his game.
Libor Hajek/Nils Lundkvist ----- I'm sure Chicago would want something from the crop of defensive prospects the NYR have, Nils being someone who has history with Adam Boqvist and having a much higher floor than Hajek seems to be trending into a #3 PP defensive specialist. Libor Hajek is more a boom or bust, he hasn't quite broken through in NY but a change of scenery in Chicago might help him. Especially going to a locker room with Kubalik
To NYR:
J.Toews [27% salary retention] ----- Rangers get Stanley Cup winning experience in the locker room and an all around leader for a young up and coming Cup contending team in need of a 1-2 punch down the middle. Toews would rekindle some magic with a guy like Panarin and compete for a cup with him.
Too much or too little?
So here's what the package would be,
To CHI:
2021 1st Rd. Pick ----- Self explanatory, Hawks would want a 1st for Toews in any deal
R.Strome ----- Blackhawks get a a guy to play with his brother and lighten the load off Dach until he's ready to take the 1C spot
V.Kravtsov ----- Projected top 6 forward drafted 9thOVR in 2018. Again, self explanatory the Hawks would want a high end prospect in this deal and Kravtsov could end up being a lethal punch with someone like Kubalik
A.Georgiev ----- It is well known CHI has a need between the pipes and after losing Crawford there's potential in someone like Alexander Georgiev. It's pretty simple, Malcom Subban can't be your starter if you want to be a team built to compete. Georgiev would instantly become the starting netminder and he has a ton of upside still in his game.
Libor Hajek/Nils Lundkvist ----- I'm sure Chicago would want something from the crop of defensive prospects the NYR have, Nils being someone who has history with Adam Boqvist and having a much higher floor than Hajek seems to be trending into a #3 PP defensive specialist. Libor Hajek is more a boom or bust, he hasn't quite broken through in NY but a change of scenery in Chicago might help him. Especially going to a locker room with Kubalik
To NYR:
J.Toews [27% salary retention] ----- Rangers get Stanley Cup winning experience in the locker room and an all around leader for a young up and coming Cup contending team in need of a 1-2 punch down the middle. Toews would rekindle some magic with a guy like Panarin and compete for a cup with him.
Too much or too little?
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