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WHAT IF Rangers won the 2019 Draft Lottery

Created by: jpigeon2000
Team: 2023-24 New York Rangers
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 13, 2023
Published: Jun. 23, 2023
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Left Handed
Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
NOTES
1. Swapping draft positions of Rangers and Devils for 2019 draft. Giving rangers 2nd pick in 2020 draft. 2019 NYR get Hughes; 2020 they draft Byfield
2. Copp trade never occurred - don't think they would have needed it if they had Hughes
3. Vatrano re-signed after 21-22 season
4, Traded Chytil for Yamamoto. Know Kailer has struggled a bit but he was the only RW I could find that was close in age and production to Chytil where a trade seemed fair for both sides.
Traded Chytil for a RW. If you have a better suggestion that seems

Doesn't leave much cap space but there are 4 waiver-exempt players you can paper transaction throughout the year to bank cap space.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$2,500,000
3$4,250,000
1$975,000
2$925,000
2$1,250,000
2$812,500
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$800,000
1$800,000
1$775,000
2$1,250,000
1$875,000
Trades
1.
NYR
  1. Vatrano, Frank
ANA
2.
NYR
  1. Barron, Morgan [RFA Rights]
  2. Lambert, Brad
Additional Details:
reverting the Copp trade
WPG
3.
NYR
  1. Hughes, Jack
NJD
  1. Kakko, Kaapo
4.
NYR
  1. Byfield, Quinton
LAK
  1. Lafrenière, Alexis
5.
NYR
  1. Yamamoto, Kailer
  2. 2024 2nd round pick (EDM)
EDM
  1. Chytil, Filip
  2. 2023 3rd round pick (COL)
6.
NYR
ARI
  1. Trocheck, Vincent
Buyouts
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2023
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2024
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2025
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$83,500,000$81,511,249$610,892$3,132,500$1,988,751
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Kreider, Chris
$6,500,000$6,500,000
LW
NMC
UFA - 4
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Zibanejad, Mika
$8,500,000$8,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 7
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Vatrano, Frank
$3,650,000$3,650,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
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Panarin, Artemi
$11,642,857$11,642,857
LW
NMC
UFA - 3
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Hughes, Jack
$8,000,000$8,000,000
C
UFA - 7
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Yamamoto, Kailer
$1,500,000$1,500,000
RW
RFA - 1
Barron, Morgan
$1,250,000$1,250,000
LW, RW
RFA - 2
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Byfield, Quinton
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$2,650,000$3M)
LW, C
RFA - 1
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Waivers ExemptLambert, Brad
$918,333$918,333
C, RW
RFA - 3
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Waivers ExemptCuylle, Will
$828,333$828,333 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
LW
RFA - 2
Bjugstad, Nick
$1,250,000$1,250,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
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Vesey, Jimmy
$800,000$800,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
Aston-Reese, Zach
$875,000$875,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Stepan, Derek
$775,000$775,000
C, RW
UFA
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Lindgren, Ryan
$3,000,000$3,000,000
LD
RFA - 1
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Fox, Adam
$9,500,000$9,500,000
RD
UFA - 6
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Shesterkin, Igor
$5,666,667$5,666,667
G
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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Miller, K'Andre
$4,250,000$4,250,000
LD
RFA - 2
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Trouba, Jacob
$8,000,000$8,000,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 3
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Domingue, Louis
$775,000$775,000
G
UFA - 1
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Jones, Zachary
$812,500$812,500
LD
RFA - 2
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Schneider, Braden
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$400,000$400K)
RD
RFA - 1
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Harpur, Ben
$787,500$787,500
LD
UFA - 2

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Jun. 23, 2023 at 8:36 a.m.
#1
NJDevils1317
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Man....remember the Ranger fans that were SO happy the Devils drafted Hughes so they could get Kakko?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OV4KuUMuDg&t=83s

Pepperidge Farms remembers
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Jun. 23, 2023 at 8:38 a.m.
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YeahDudeitsChris
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Throwback to when Rags fans cheered that the Devils drafted Hughes and "got" Kakko
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Jun. 23, 2023 at 8:38 a.m.
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Tbrew
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Edited Jun. 23, 2023 at 9:40 a.m.
Y’all got who you wanted in 2019
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Jun. 23, 2023 at 8:49 a.m.
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Smitty426
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Quoting: NJDevils1317
Man....remember the Ranger fans that were SO happy the Devils drafted Hughes so they could get Kakko?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OV4KuUMuDg&t=83s

Pepperidge Farms remembers


I play it on a loop
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Jun. 23, 2023 at 9:06 a.m.
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exo2769
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What would happen is that the Ranger's management would have messed up Hughes and not Laf. You can't draft a #1 OA (Or #2 for that matter) player...rush him to the NHL...and then proceed to give him 13ATOI for multiple years.
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