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Confirms NYR interest in Miller, Rakell & Chiarot. Says NYR one of few times to actually speak to Vancouver about JT Miller.
From Arthur Staple of The Athletic on:
Rickard Rakell
Two league sources indicated that the Rangers have shown increased interest of late in Ducks winger Rickard Rakell, a pending UFA who has 15 goals this season and is on pace for his first 20-goal season since 2017-18.
Rakell makes a lot of sense for the Rangers
He’s a rental and shouldn’t cost a big premium, although one of the sources said the price should still be a first-round pick at this point. He’s a right wing, which the Rangers need. And he played his youth hockey in Sweden with fellow 2011 first-rounder Mika Zibanejad.
JT Miller
Another source said that the Rangers are still taking a run at Canucks forward J.T. Miller, who has been the Rangers’ main focus of trade discussions for a while now. Vancouver’s new front office has a decision to make on whether to keep Miller, who is tied for 10th in the league in scoring with 21 goals and 61 points this season and has a year left on his contract at a $5.25 million cap hit. But the Canucks are still listening on Miller.
As of last week, it was thought the Canucks were insisting on young Rangers defenseman Braden Schneider in return. That’s a non-starter for the Rangers, so they may end up looking elsewhere unless Vancouver takes an interest in Nils Lundkvist as the prospect piece of a potential deal.
Mark Giordano & Calle Jarnkrok
Kraken assistant GM Jason Botterill was at the Garden on Wednesday, and Seattle has been open for business for a while. “There’s no untouchables there,” a league executive said.
If the Rangers decide that their first-rounder should be spent on a defenseman (highly unlikely, but hey, we have to discuss it), Mark Giordano is on their radar. Seattle needs picks and prospects to add to their rather empty pipeline, and Giordano is likely to be the top trade chip they have, even though he’s the first Kraken captain.
Calle Jarnkrok is believed to be on the Rangers’ list, and the interest in a versatile bottom-six forward might be higher with Kevin Rooney now sidelined on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury.
Confirms NYR interest in Miller, Rakell & Chiarot. Says NYR one of few times to actually speak to Vancouver about JT Miller.
From Arthur Staple of The Athletic on:
Rickard Rakell
Two league sources indicated that the Rangers have shown increased interest of late in Ducks winger Rickard Rakell, a pending UFA who has 15 goals this season and is on pace for his first 20-goal season since 2017-18.
Rakell makes a lot of sense for the Rangers
He’s a rental and shouldn’t cost a big premium, although one of the sources said the price should still be a first-round pick at this point. He’s a right wing, which the Rangers need. And he played his youth hockey in Sweden with fellow 2011 first-rounder Mika Zibanejad.
JT Miller
Another source said that the Rangers are still taking a run at Canucks forward J.T. Miller, who has been the Rangers’ main focus of trade discussions for a while now. Vancouver’s new front office has a decision to make on whether to keep Miller, who is tied for 10th in the league in scoring with 21 goals and 61 points this season and has a year left on his contract at a $5.25 million cap hit. But the Canucks are still listening on Miller.
As of last week, it was thought the Canucks were insisting on young Rangers defenseman Braden Schneider in return. That’s a non-starter for the Rangers, so they may end up looking elsewhere unless Vancouver takes an interest in Nils Lundkvist as the prospect piece of a potential deal.
Mark Giordano & Calle Jarnkrok
Kraken assistant GM Jason Botterill was at the Garden on Wednesday, and Seattle has been open for business for a while. “There’s no untouchables there,” a league executive said.
If the Rangers decide that their first-rounder should be spent on a defenseman (highly unlikely, but hey, we have to discuss it), Mark Giordano is on their radar. Seattle needs picks and prospects to add to their rather empty pipeline, and Giordano is likely to be the top trade chip they have, even though he’s the first Kraken captain.
Calle Jarnkrok is believed to be on the Rangers’ list, and the interest in a versatile bottom-six forward might be higher with Kevin Rooney now sidelined on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury.
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