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Drury says no thanks. Laffy not for trade plus they cannot fit Cat under the cap.

Ranger fan here... I would say this DeBrincat trade is pretty laughable. In what TDL market has an underperforming fringe top-line winger ever commanded such a haul? Cmon man. I don't think the Rangers should target him at all, but, if they did, the deal would be a 1st and a 2nd, and perhaps one of their prospects not named Othmann.

You are overpaying Brannstrom, JBD and Talbot.

Arizona, Vegas and the Rangers all decline.

Easy no from vegas. Instantly becomes your top pair and is locked up for 5 more years under 3 million…

He's on a 74 point pace, and he's been one of Ottawa's best players, despite playing only a handful of games with a top six C. He got like 5 games with Norris, and is just now getting a look with Stützle. The rest of that time was spent with a rookie who should be playing on the 3rd line and a washed up 13th forward. It's no wonder he isn't scoring like he did.

Personally I'm dead against this deal. Rangers will be a playoff team, so it'll be a later 1st, and Lafreniere hasn't shown anything to this point in his career. Ottawa probably doesn't replace the on ice value of DeBrincat for years, if at all. That's not what Ottawa needs at all. Maybe they'd bite if you swap Schneider in for the 2nds but there's no reason to do this imo. Ottawa is never gonna get better punting elite skill for magic beans.