Confirmed with Link: Rangers acquire Patrick Kane, Cooper Zech for 2023 2nd (Becomes 1st in 2024 or 2025 if NYR Make ECF), 2025 4th, A. Welinski; Condt'l 2025 3rd to AZ

[Atax]

We never f***ing learn, do we?

f*** this team. f*** this owner. f*** the ghosts of architecture we released by putting the Garden on top of Penn Station. f*** f*** f***.

LOL. Okay buddy. The rest of us will enjoy the ride with Kane. LGR!

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Not a huge fan of the conditions but happy its at least not this year's 1st rounder.

Surprised Arizona is the third team brokering this deal, kinda had a feeling the return for Krav was potentially going to be retention as a third team for Kane.

 

[zlev]

i dont really care anymore because we basically gave up nothing but i absolutely hate this guy. everyone here will be bitching about him in two weeks tops.

mostly just happy that we still have Zac Jones.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Annoying the condition is conference finals not finals but alteast if it happens its in a draft class like next year which is supposedly weaker then this year

 

[Filthy Dangles]

We never f***ing learn, do we?

f*** this team. f*** this owner. f*** the ghosts of architecture we released by putting the Garden on top of Penn Station. f*** f*** f***.

The f***?

 

[Ruggs225]

So we still have all our young prospects in tact.


Hate thats its just ECF.


Though it basically just guaranteed we are making ECF. Bc we always hit those stupid clauses when we get the player.

 

[Zynbanejad]

We never f***ing learn, do we?

f*** this team. f*** this owner. f*** the ghosts of architecture we released by putting the Garden on top of Penn Station. f*** f*** f***.

Holy over reaction lmao this is a solid trade for a rental. Think about it this way. We don't lose a first if we lose to the Devils

 

[Taluss]

f***ing love it

 

[irishlaxburger2]

For those comparing this to "Rangers moves of the past", the difference is we used to mortgage our entire future for acquiring these older players. Now we do it incredibly frugally and don't hit our long-term substantially at all.

It's apples and oranges.

 

[The Gloaming]

Yeah baby it's Showtime.

Kane has always loved the spotlight and the biggest stage.

And he makes his Rangers debut where he scored the OT Stanley Cup winning goal.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Cue people complaining about the pick as if this isn’t getting Kane for literally 5cents on the dollar.

This is a steal of a deal. Would prefer the condition be SCF birth but ECF with the first being 2024 or 2025 works for me. The Dallas pick this year could be the highest first rounder we have from these 3 years.

Can’t wait to see him in blue.

 

[NYRKING30]

Coyotes are the third team

 

[Megustaelhockey]

The f***?

The Rangers going for over-the-hill vets who have won before only worked once. Barely. And it's been an embarrassing disaster of a shit show ever since. I have zero confidence that Kane will be able to do what needs to be done to help this team.

Nothing matters in the long run but cups, and this isn't the move that will do it for us.

 

[TominNC]

We never f***ing learn, do we?

f*** this team. f*** this owner. f*** the ghosts of architecture we released by putting the Garden on top of Penn Station. f*** f*** f***.

Learn what?

 

[Atax]

Cue people complaining about the pick as if this isn’t getting Kane for literally 5cents on the dollar.

This is a steal of a deal. Would prefer the condition be SCF birth but ECF with the first being 2024 or 2025 works for me. The Dallas pick this year could be the highest first rounder we have from these 3 years.

Can’t wait to see him in blue.

Same. So excited for this roster. Just got to stay healthy.

 

[Cmox]

JR: Wait a minute……that’s Paul Bearer! Paul Bearer! What’s he doing here? OH MY GOD. KANE. ITS KANE.

At 7'0" this guy really adds toughness.

I'm concerned that he's 55.

Rev up them Kane memes, boys and girls

 

[mas0764]

What's the condition? Unless it's winning a cup I'm not happy about it.

I'm not happy about a first going in any case, though I suspected there would be one conditionally.

The condition is bad. Should have held out for winning the Cup or at least appearing in the Cup finals.

The ECF isn't good enough.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

the Rangers could easily get bounced round 1 so I guess that’s why Davidson pushed it to be conference finals and not finals

 

[The Gloaming]

I thought people would be happy that precious Zac Jones and Matthew Robertson were safe.

Goodness people, you act like Conn Smythe winners fall out of trees every day.

 

[Atax]

I just cant wait for what the lads come up with for playoff avatars.

 

[Gardner McKay]

So glad to see there have been no overreactions to this trade.

More than I wanted to give, especially considering I didn't want Kane. But clearly the arms race is on. I'm going to get excited and hope for the best.

 

[zlev]

I thought people would be happy that precious Zac Jones and Matthew Robertson were safe.

Goodness people, you act like Conn Smythe winners fall out of trees every day.

he won the conn smythe ten years ago

 

[Crease]

Panarin - Zibanejad - Kane
Lafreniere - Chytil - Kakko
Kreider - Trocheck - Tarasenko
Motte - Goodrow - Vesey

 

[Zamboner]

Kane is a terrible person, and he's in decline, so not super excited, but Rangers giving up almost nothing, so can't get too upset about it. Just hope he goes on a tear.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

You guys overrate 1st's tbh.

Like, it's a numbers game and I get that giving them away repeatedly is not sustainable but my immediate thought is "oh no, we won't have another Nils Lundkvist, the humanity."

This was a rare opportunity to get a player for peanuts.

It's like when we signed Panarin and people said "it doesn't fit the rebuild." No. When a player of that caliber makes it to UFA, you drop everything.

Great post, spot on.

Idk how ppl are mad. If we don’t go on a run, we don’t give up a first. Simple.