Confirmed with Link: Nils Lundkvist Requests Trade

[EdJovanovski]

Rangers trying to trade frustrated Nils Lundkvist

The Swede is seeking a better opportunity to challenge for a top-four spot and role as a power-play quarterback.

nypost.com

another one

Click to read more...

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If Nils really wants a top 4 role and to QB a PP he can do that in Sweden.

He isn't doing that at the NHL level.

 

[Ruggs225]

I dont really blame him. I mean he is completely blocked unless he plays his off side

 

[EdJovanovski]

If Nils really wants a top 4 role and to QB a PP he can do that in Sweden.

He isn't doing that at the NHL level.

Knew you'd be the first to reply

 

[Taluss]

Was expecting it eventually. Unfortunate but no room here for him

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Well that is extremely disappointing, not that he is going to get traded, but the fact we are going to likely get well under his value because Drury didn’t recognize sooner that there was no spot for him on the team. 50% of our proposals included him because we knew he was a good prospect, but we really didnt have room for him with so many good young players ahead of him. He had good value, not as much now that GMs know we are panicking to trade him.

Also, lets not assume it’s true too fast. Remember Brooks said we signed Vesey? Someone may be feeding Brooks fake news lately.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Also, lets not assume it’s true too fast. Remember Brooks said we signed Vesey? Someone may be feeding Brooks fake news lately.

They're in a holdout that has the hockey world at a stand still, he's going to sign they're just working out the financials. They might also be waiting to build suspense, they might announce it right on opening night by saying "and number 26, Jimmy Vesey!" and he skates out as the MSG crowd goes wild.

 

[Chaels Arms]

Could have easily flipped him at the upcoming deadline for some good rental players ala Barron. These players or their agents need to start keeping these things on the downlow. Or is the Rangers front office a leaky ship?

 

[MrAlmost]

Makes sense. He is probably good enough to be in an NHL lineup, but our D happens to be both good and young. Hopefully we get a worthwhile prospect or pick for him. Dallas? LA? Vancouver? Arizona?

EDIT: I will say though, it is not often a player in their first year in NA that gets a really good amount of games at the NHL level decides they want out in the second year. Like, its not like he didnt get time. He got a bunch of time. More than he probably should have. Should have traded him at the draft.

 

[Vitto79]

Makes sense. He is probably good enough to be in an NHL lineup, but our D happens to be both good and young. Hopefully we get a worthwhile prospect or pick for him. Dallas? LA? Vancouver? Arizona?

Montreal W Gorton

 

[Mandar]

our board acknowledges him as our 4th best prospect....gotta be able to get some value out of that.

 

[Leonardo87]

Makes sense, he is not going to be cracking the Rangers D-group anytime soon.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

our board acknowledges him as our 4th best prospect....gotta be able to get some value out of that.

Also somewhere in the 90s on Promens top under 23 players. He’s a good prospect.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

i really wanted to see him at least try his off side with Schneider

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Could have easily flipped him at the upcoming deadline for some good rental players ala Barron. These players or their agents need to start keeping these things on the downlow. Or is the Rangers front office a leaky ship?

It's not the FO.

I'm a but surprised that he wants the trade NOW. As others have said, its not like he went with out NHL time last year (by winning a spot he didn't deserve.) You figure it would have been in his best interest to compete to win his job back (as much of an uphill battle as that may have been) and then quietly make the request if he didn't.

 

[cwede]

Montreal W Gorton

A deal w Nils and Mysak as key pieces could be win-win

Or some Canucks posts talk of moving Hoglander, and need for RHD. That Nils aint a C, but a well round W w similar age, pedigree

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

A deal w Nils and Mysak as key pieces could be win-win

Or some Canucks posts talk of moving Hoglander, and need for RHD. That Nils aint a C, but a well round W w similar age, pedigree

I friggin love Hoglander.

I'm not so sure that he's going to be a great player or even a good one, but hes a ton of fun. I'd 100% be in favor of this move but I don't know that Vancouver would.

 

[LOFIN]

Well that is extremely disappointing, not that he is going to get traded, but the fact we are going to likely get well under his value because Drury didn’t recognize sooner that there was no spot for him on the team. 50% of our proposals included him because we knew he was a good prospect, but we really didnt have room for him with so many good young players ahead of him. He had good value, not as much now that GMs know we are panicking to trade him.

What is more alarming, the organization has repeated the same mistake over and over again. TDA, Kravtsov, you could argue Georgiev although Drury made out like a bandit in that trade... Just poor asset managment.

On the other hand, the team and Kravtsov have reconciled so maybe that can happen with Lundkvist as well? If he wants to rather play in Sweden than Hartford this year, let him.

 

[Beer League Sniper]

I don't get how this keeps happening. There has to be something rotten in our post-draft development "system." Other teams don't seem to have this happen with anywhere near this frequency.

I don't know if these guys are being given unrealistic timelines and expectations, if the Hartford organization is just a miserable place to be, or it's something else.

We can't seem to keep high-end prospects in Hartford for more than a single season before they ask out. It's ridiculous. Other teams don't seem to have this problem as often as we do.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I don't get how this keeps happening. There has to be something rotten in our post-draft development "system." Other teams don't seem to have this happen with anywhere near this frequency.

I don't know if these guys are being given unrealistic timelines and expectations, if the Hartford organization is just a miserable place to be, or it's something else.

We can't seem to keep high-end prospects in Hartford for more than a single season before they ask out. It's ridiculous. Other teams don't seem to have this problem as often as we do.

Nik Bobrov saw entitlement as a redeeming quality?

 

[EpicDing]

I don't get how this keeps happening. There has to be something rotten in our post-draft development "system." Other teams don't seem to have this happen with anywhere near this frequency.

I don't know if these guys are being given unrealistic timelines and expectations, if the Hartford organization is just a miserable place to be, or it's something else.

We can't seem to keep high-end prospects in Hartford for more than a single season before they ask out. It's ridiculous. Other teams don't seem to have this problem as often as we do.

Lundkvist got beat out by Schneider and sees there's no spot for him. Team did nothing wrong here imo

 

[bl02]

Unreal another one (albeit some of us expected this with Nils). I wonder if it is more common among non-North American players...Maybe guys from Europe and Russia expect bigger and better things when they come over having played in professional leagues and don't have the desire to be stuck in Hartford for 2-3 years?

 

[gravey9]

I just looked at Montreal's depth chart and future picks. I mean, I don't see them moving any young players that would fit our C depth needs. I doubt they move Mysak who is really the only player they might in some crazy universe move.

The player I most see getting moved would be Christian Dvorak. They'd have to retain money. And it would likely mean we'd also be moving Chytil or some other 2m+ player --- which is a trade off I don't like.

The other option with Montreal, which is also less ideal, but it's something I could see MTL being interested in, is them trading us a pick or two for Nils. Remember, it was Gorton who gave u 2 2nds for Fox. He could see this as a similar type move. They have a 2nd 1st rounder from FLA in 2023 which would likely be a pick at the end of the round 1. They also own their own 2nd rounder which is likely to be in the top 40 overall in a deep draft. It's not a great deal for us as we'd likely want to bring in a young forward instead. But it may be a good fall back. Either MTLs 2nd in 2023 + say another 3rd or 4th round pick. Or that late first rounder from FLA and maybe a very modest sweetener.

 

[Hire Sather]

Good for him.

Edit: pretty concerning but I forgot to finish my thought here..

Good for him meaning He can request anything you wants but no reason to try them yet..

Never take less assets

 

[17futurecap]

What did the organization expect?

Should have used him at the deadline last season.