Team: 2022-23 New York Rangers

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 1, 2022

Published: Sep. 1, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Ok this sucks he was probably still going to be traded anyways but this still sucks

I loved what I saw from Lundkvist and he will be an amazing pickup for any team that grabs him

Another thing to know that if you trade for him he has to be plying in the NHL the reason he wont play woth the Rangers is partly their depth at RD but i think its more so that his AHL salary is just too low and he likely wouldnt make the team


Option 1- trade him now, despite rumors i think this is less likely than most think. Drury likes to add at the deadline or at the very least when there is a glaring issue. Right now I dont see a glaring issue that can be solved without adding an expensive player they cant afford. Having said that if they do trade him now i think it is most likely for a not yet NHL ready player (ideally center) but i need to stress NON NHL READY the rangers dont have cap space or roster space for an NHL ready player right now. Thats why i dont think Sandin is a good fit, Rangers already are good on D and cabt afford Sandin anyway.

Option 2: i alluded to this above but i think this is far more likely. Loan Nils back to SHL have him play there to make him happy and then trade him at the deadline for a bigger piece they know will address a need. Drury has said a few times this is how he likes to do this, and we saw it last year with Copp, Motte, and Vatrano. As for who this trade could be for… who knows, could be kane if one of Kakko, Kravtsov, or Laf isnt able to play in a top 9 spot. Could be another RW could be a third line center if chytil cant play well enough, who knows what itll be by the deadline but i think this is the most likely outcome.

I know this isnt the most exciting take ok this but I think its the most realistic

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