Heres the Rangers roster and how we got the player..
Pavel Buchnevich- Draft
Jesper Fast- Draft
Michael Grabner - Free Agent
Kevin Hayes - Free Agent
Josh Jooris - Free Agent
Chris Kreider - Draft
Oscar Lindberg - Trade
J.T. Miller - Draft
Rick Nash (A) - Trade
Brandon Pirri - Free Agent
Derek Stepan (A) - Draft
Jimmy Vesey - Free Agent
Mika Zibanejad - Trade
Mats Zuccarello - Free Agent
Adam Clendening - Free Agent
Dan Girardi (A) - Free Agent
Nick Holden - Trade
Kevin Klein - Trade
Ryan McDonagh (C) - Trade
Brady Skjei - Draft
Marc Staal (A) - Draft
Henrik Lundqvist - Draft
Antti Raanta - Trade
So the count is this:
Draft: 8
Trade: 7
Free Agent:8
So the key here isnt just to draft and develop...it's really asset management. of course we arent the blueprint by any stretch of the imagination..there are many ways of doing this..but i think, again, the key is asset management. draft and develop (Henrik, Step, Kreider, etc)..yes. but sign smart free agents (Vesey (Lottery), Hayes (Lottery), Pirri (Savvy), Zucc (Lottery)) and make smart trades Nash (I'll still stand by this trade till the end of time), Raanta (Very very very good asset management), Klein (Good trade...not great), McDonagh (!!!!!), Zib (so far a home run), etc.
There are some bad moves there, or some bad contracts we are paying for right now (Girardi, Staal)...but i think our asset management has been solid.
I'm not so sure I could say the same thing with Winnipeg.
Theyve made some smart moves, but some questionable ones as well.
What they do with Trouba will resonate in that franchise for a long time.
Asset Management. What are they going to do? Are they going to let him miss a season? Are they going to get him to sign just long enough to bolt the minute he becomes a free agent? Are they going to move him right now?
To say they only need a LHD is ridiculous.
They have the 23rd ranked offense currently
19th in goals allowed
25th in PP
20th in PK
9th in SOG
11th in SA
That tells me their goaltending could use a big upgrade...and they could use some finishers not name Laine.
of course this is just looking at stats...i dont watch them anymore now that they arent in Atlanta...but im sure a team with that poor of a record will have problems all over the ice..not just a Top LHD.
I mean, if they sure...Duncan Keith would help that team a lot...but youre not getting him for Trouba.
they have more problems than just a LHD.