Trade confirmed: Dallas Stars - New York Rangers

Trade Details

Dallas Stars Acquire: Nils Lundkvist · $0$925,000$70,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$925,000$70,000 Change: $0 Change: +$925,000 Change: +$70,000

New York Rangers Acquire: 2023 1st round pick (DAL - #29 - Theo Lindstein) [Conditional]* 2025 4th round pick (DAL) [Conditional]** *Conditions: If the pick is a top 10 selection, the pick will instead become the Dallas' unprotected 2024 1st round pick. Result: Pick is not top 10, Dallas will send the 2023 1st round pick. **Conditions: If Lundkvist earns 55 cumulative points over the 2022-23 and 2023-24 regular seasons, the pick becomes Dallas' 2025 3rd Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: -$925,000 Change: -$70,000

*Rick Harrison voice* Best I could do is a 3rd and a G tier prospect, sorry.

wait what? THEY GOT A WHAT

high risk high reward deal for DAL. hoping that it's a high reward for the sake of the stars fans on the site

Jim Nill philosophy

Drury had no leverage and got a 1st in a stacked draft for a guy who wasn't making the team. Fantastic for the Rangers

The Rangers still got value for him, eh? Thought him going public with his trade request killed any value he had.

Rangers traded a distressed asset for more than his market value. Even if Nils turns out to be a decent NHL player, this is a landslide victory for them on this deal.

I'm okay with this. Is it an overpay? Yes. But if Lundkvist is as good as he's been hyped up to be this could work out well for Dallas.

Steal for Dallas

They got "the next Erik Karlsson" for only a protected first

Fleece job by Drury. That pick easily could be 12th OA in an insane class (2023).

Love the pickup by Dallas, but there’s some big risk here.

What in the f*** is Nill smoking?

Even if Lundqvist becomes a top 4 defender, he's definitely not worth that right now considering everyone knows he won't play in New York, and somehow New York got more assets than what they used to draft him. Yikes

Drury did good. Too bad NYR don't have the cap space for the deadline ($4.5M) to make a splash. Probably will make 2 first round picks this year.

Lundkvist will fit in for Klingberg leaving but he didn't show that much in his time in New York. I feel Dallas will miss the playoffs by the hair so I am really liking this trade.

I really like the bet on Lundkvist and I love the fit with dallas even more but I feel like they could have done this cheaper. Id be very hesitant to move out of the 2023 draft 1st round as it looks so crazy good all the way through.

Anyway decent edge to the rags on value but still a decent trade for Dallas I think.

Lundkvist has done absolutely nothing in the last 4 years to prove he's still worth a 1st round pick.

New York Rangers win the trade.

Huge win for the Rangers

now if Patrick Kane gets traded to literally any of the 30 other teams already, I will be able to use the site in peace again

Very rarely do you see an unproven player who has demanded a trade get a return this good. Could turn out decent for DAL, but I dont love trading picks for prospects

Drury said he wasn't gonna take anything less for him. Either they pay for him or we just keep him and let him rot in the system.

Looks like an absolute fleece. See you guys in 5 years to revisit the accuracy of this take.

The Nill to Nil connection

With how deep this years draft will be that pick could become a very good player so rangers win this trade IMO.

Rangers win

As a Rangers fan I’m in love with this. I thought it would be a 2nd and a maybe a prospect. Not a first and a fourth. Rangers win easily

Pretty bold considering he had no leverage in this deal.