Karlsson would kill their cap and guarantee bergevin would offer sheet him they would need to send back a player like Trouba to make it work

No sense having Karlsson, Fox and DeAngelo

nvm. I didn’t look at the rest.

Ya but how are they going to insulate askarov??

This is a terrible idea. Nils Lundkvist just registered the best ever points total for a teenage defenseman in the Swedish Super-Liga, ahead of scrubs like OEL, Hedman, Klingberg, Dahlin, some guy named Lidstrom, and... Erik Karlsson.

I'll take the guy playing on an EL contract instead of moving assets and absorbing $11.5m in cap hit.

Taking Askarov at 1 would be a HUGE mistake. They already have Shesterkin and Georgiev. They dont need Askarov.

Shesterkin can probably play forward, have you seen his one-time?

But you need veteran defenseman to protect the teenage goaltender. Lundkvist looks OK. Could be a poor mans shattenkirk post buy out

I haven't, but I'll take you're word for it. You seem to know things... I like that

SJS GM would kiss you on the mouth for that trade

Look rumors are rumors. It's perfect, by the time sheshterkin wants a big contract, boom askarov. What's better than a 2 headed Russian goalie tandem? A different 2 headed Russian goalie tandem

Lol heck I almost gave them kravtsov too

EK65 at 11.5mil cap hit for 7 more years is probably top 3 worst contracts in the league.

He’s had 3 straight years of injured seasons (currently IS injured) and his offensive production has declined every year for three straight years

uh. no. Lafreniere is 100x better than Askarov. You cant exppect consisency from goalies. They can be elite one year, then suck the next year (John Gibson)

Forwards are wayy more consistent and at least you know what to expect from them

You're right, you'd have to have no brain to make these moves.

I'm absolutely kidding lol

Lol holy jesus the Karlsson idea was so inane that I completely missed the wasted #1OA!

This team looks like it was built by Garth Snow. You want to give Askarov a 15 year deal while you're at it?

Maybe 88x better but 100x is ludacris. I'm just trying to help the Rangers with best player available

Wow no way! That's franchise suicide. 17 years with an inclining yearly salary

Didn't think I needed it, but /s.

It's a bad roster with bad moves that do not make hockey sense. The team has too many RD and great goalie prospects in the pipeline for this to make sense, and drafting anyone else besides Lafreniere is the worst of it all. You don't even have 3 full forward lines and you're up against the cap.

Askarov is definitely not the best player available