And I also understand that Montreal fans always have an infatuation with French Canadian players but the rangers can’t afford to lose him, don’t want to trade him, and don’t need prospects.
Rs had recent excessive win now rentals w/zero to show long term and there is need to overcome that by adding futures.
On top of that are the Lias Andersson/Kravtsov debacles.
None of that is not in dispute.
What is open to honest debate is if any one particular deal to add youth is profitable enuf return, which obv varies from deal to deal.
1. Nobody can predict the future. We don't know where the pick falls or what offseason moves Montreal makes. We don't know who steps up next season.
2. Rangers are in win-now mode. Lafreniere doesn't make a lot against the cap, so there's no real reason to trade him until that contract ends and he becomes a potential issue against the cap instead of a current benefit against the cap.
3. The line of Trocheck, Lafreniere, and Panarin are tied for most 5 on 5 goals as a unit. That line seems to work. Destroying it for players so far out just doesn't make sense.
It would be nice to get futures that are 3-4 years out and know they're going to great and help the organization, but in order to do that we have to sacrifice right now and the organization isn't doing that because we are contending. Saying no might come back to bite the organization in the ass but I can't see how they make this deal for futures right now.
Yes and no.
We need to think smart and extend the window w/youth, which would have been easier done than said if we had not had bad drafting [Krav instead of Dobson, Andersson instead of anyone] and stupid win now rentals = fail.
But that said, while we are both correct here, i.e.,
-- want to enlarge the window, need to pay to acquire quality futures
and
-- we have very little to sell b'c we are contending now,
there is another scenario:
overpayment now which includes something useful now, + something useful down the road.
So if Guhle [helps now] + Rein [in 2-ish yrs when he gets here] ++
for
LaF ++
depending on the currency, in this instance it may be possible to have something where everybody winces, but everybody gets improvement.
win win
Of course, there are some who will only move serious assets if it is a swindle or a bargain in their favor.
I do not say deals have to be balanced or fair.
That is a secondary consideration after each side feels it got enough.
But you don't cut your nose to spite your face.
If you got enuf profit, you don't care what the other guy got.
