Unless Othmann absolutely lights it up in preseason and his first 8 games, he’s playing another season in the CHL. Simply just because long term cap advantage of his deal sliding a second year. Cuylle is in the same boat but is AHL eligible. Rangers will sign some fill in for the year. The real go for it year isn’t the upcoming one, but the year after.

Chytil >>> Mona

Flames would be looking to clear as much cap as possible. Not this little. This is just over 1mill saved

Chytil had a good 20 game playoff and that was about it. His regular season was not very good at all. Especially for someone who has played almost 300 games. Unless he has a great year next year and produces more offensively, he is not worth resigning. I have hope for him because he is still young, but IMO his window is closing quickly on becoming a full-time 2C in NY. Monahan is a very good player when healthy and produces offensively 3-4 times more than Chytil does. They can get him at a discounted price for 1 year and if he plays well, they reap the benefits. If he doesn't then its a 1 year rental and they will need to find a new 2C again the following year.

The way I really see this going is Copp is signed for medium term and he becomes the 2C. Chytil and Kakko have both been linked to separate trade rumors (even though they are only rumors) which means Drury I believe wants to use their good playoff runs to oversell them. Doesn't mean these two won't be good players in the future, but if it takes a player 5-6 years to get better, is he really worth having in your everyday roster?

they save 3.2 on their cap by retaining 50% of his salary. they will have to retain a big chunk if they want to actually trade him away because of his inconsistency and health issues. I think 50% may be too much but maybe 30-40% is more doable for both sides.

I agree 100% That is probably what will happen is they give him his 9 games and send him back to CHL. I just think he is a man now and playing against younger guys won't help Othmann. Cuylle agreed, but he will stay in the AHL for a year or 2 to develop and get games with the Rangers over time.

Then... take Chytil

you're right. I forgot that I added him into the trade lol

And honestly if it gets to more than 2.7 million retention, I'd rather buyout Monahan. His buyout is something like 2.375, but the higher retention number I said is because it is only for 1 year

Thats probably a better idea for them to buy him out. They only save 2mil on him over 2 years but it gives them 4mil to work with for the next two years.

Over the last 2 seasons
Chytil: 109GP-16G- 44P- 13:20 AVG TOI. Most common linemates; Lafrenière, Gauthier, Kakko, Goodrow.

Monahan: 115GP- 18G- 51P- 16:04 AVG TOI. Most common linemates; Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Lindholm, Dube.

One is an ascending player who played well in a limited role while the other has looked washed for 2-3 seasons. Flipping Chytil for Monahan would he patently insane.

Monahan had two injuries the last two seasons so you cannot go off of that.

Chytil was given a limited role because he didn't produce in a top role. IMO he is a 3C and the Rangers are going to continue to waste money on a guy who I think will not get any better than that.

Also, Thanks to instat (my team and I use it) and their line tracking capabilities. Monahan played half the season with Lucic, Dube, Ritchie, and Toffoli. He did play with Tkachuk and Mangiapane but barely played with Johnny. Yes, Chytil played in a third-line role, but he just doesn't produce. Don't get me wrong, I think he played decently well in the playoffs, but that is a stretch of 20 games. Can he be that consistent for a full 82-game track? I don't think he can. IMO it's better to sell now while his stock is a bit higher.

Why can't we go off these last two seasons just because he was injured? For starters his hip injuries aren't something that will just heal and go away, it will likely be a problem for the rest of his career. Also Chytil has been hurt the last two seasons as well so I'm not sure why its an excuse for Monahan but not him.

"Chytil was given a limited role because he didn't produce in a top role" is objectively untrue though. He played in the top 6 for exactly 4 games this year and had 4 points in those games. Also I specifically mentioned over the last two seasons with Monahan's line mates. He had 468 even strength minutes with Gaudreau in 2021 alone and was squarely in the top 6 yet produced nothing. He was in a bottom 6 role this year because he literally couldn't keep up with the top guys. In fact he was the worst player on whatever line he was on almost all season for Calgary. With or without context, 29 EV points over 2 seasons is horrific.

You keep saying Chytil is in a 3rd line role but doesn't produce, but he literally doubles Monahan's EV strength production over the last two years. He played more than decently well in the playoffs too, he was the Rangers second best forward the whole postseason. He was great. Yea it was only 20 games but its 20 games against top teams in the league, you play the best of the best every night. That said, how can we know if he is capable of being consistent for a full season if he's literally never been given the chance? Give him good line mates and increased minutes and at least see if he can handle it. Also, even if you think Chytil won't get better he is still an insanely good 3C at the moment and the Rangers aren't wasting any money by paying him 2.3 to fill that role. Paying Monahan anything over 1 mil for what he is at this point would absolutely be a huge waste of money though.

I would much rather see if a young and exciting player can take the opportunity in front of him and earn the spot than watch Monahan look like he's trudging through mud next to Panarin for 82 games.