Quoting: Jimbo1119
ANA fans seem a little giddy about getting a 3rd for Kulikov- but unless there's something about him we're unaware of- he seems to be the type of temporary 3rd pair upgrade/depth Dman that fits NYR.
Hope this is the way Drury is thinking...my gut tells me that avoiding the big ticket guys at TDL- and instead going for the under the radar additions will be the key to a good playoff push this year as well as keeping key assets going forward to open and widen the Cup window.
This is a post I saw on the HFBoards, in regards to the negative aspects of acquiring Kane. I think it perfectly summarizes certain aspects that I have brought up in the past about how Kane would not be the proper target for Broadway.....
"If this were a case of trading team and need, the Rangers would likely pass if they had to make a call on Kane this week. Kane is still an elite player who can distribute with the best of them — he ranks 25th in the league with 11.45 expected assists so far this season (courtesy of Clear Sight Hockey). But the Rangers have three players ranked higher: Panarin, Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad. So they’re pretty good in the passing department already.
And Kane’s arrival would necessitate a power-play reconfiguration for a Rangers team that’s barely altered its top power-play unit in two years. The Rangers’ power play has scuffled this season and sits 15th in the league right now, so it could use a jolt, but another pass-first presence? Maybe not so necessary.
Now, as one team executive noted, Kane could simply tell Hawks GM Kyle Davidson he only wants to be a Ranger. If that happens and Drury can get Kane for nothing more than, say, what the Bruins gave the Sabres for Taylor Hall two years ago (a second-rounder and a middling prospect), plus the Hawks retain 50 percent of Kane’s cap hit, then you probably make that deal and sort out the pieces after.
We’re still some time away from that scenario."