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Who is playing 1RD for the Rangers? OEL is LD.
I like Fox very much, but he's no defensive juggernaut. DeAngelo is even worse in his own end. The Rangers would take a step backwards defensively if nothing else.
Also, if Trouba is good enough to get the Coyotes to take Smith in the deal, then why are the Rangers trading him? I think this stuff about Trouba being overpaid is overblown, the guy has had 3/4 of a season and we're already shipping him off. I'd like to think that qualifying round Trouba is a lot closer to what we can expect, but either way let's relax a little and give the guy a chance to prove himself.
I would not mind a smaller deal for Stepan at all, if the price is right it would be a nice grab....eeeexcept for the cap issues it brings on. Stepan makes too much for a player who would project to be a 3C during the course of his contract.
It would probably be smarter to bridge Strome with a modest raise (he'd still be RFA amazingly), and address it down the road. Then you'd have a better picture of who both Strome and Chytil really are.