On the heavens please take Trouba

I doubt Rasmus is available barring an overpay. Cheap, Top pairing RD for the next 3 years, and still young is hard to come by.

trouba for JJ - one for one.

Yeah the values/return for each would be very different to say the least

Andersson and Cernak aren't being traded and trouba has a full NMC

Yeah I don't think TB's moving their number one shutdown RD even if you put a loaded gun to Julien Brisebois' skull, especially right before Cernak's extension kicks in for 8 years. Would be a horrendous look for us and we'd have to play Zach Bogosian with no choice at that point.

Rangers should grab that Trouba deal as is

i dont think any of these guys are available. The rangers should move trouba but they can't cause of his nmc

You have a better chance of the city of Buffalo not seeing any snow an entire winter than TB trading Cernak now.

Unfortunately true. Makes me wanna draft right handed d (not smooth skating puck movers) with every pick. Wheeler has maxim strbak ranked 71st on the athletic today. Wish we had that Greenway pick back.

I'm not really worried about it as long as either dahlin or power play RHD

What are the odds Trouba waives his NMC to leave being C of an original 6 team that is a playoff team, to go play in Buffalo? Less than ZERO if that is possible.

ask for tanev.

top 3 available through trade but if you're going to give up significant assets for a D, the list begins and ends with a godfather offer to calgary for andersson. if that's not in the cards, i think you load up a two year deal for severson or dumba. we have the cap space until extensions for quinn and peterka kick in, and i believe that ryan johnson can be a top 4 D with dahlin or power because he's a defensive defenseman who, like samuelsson, can focus more on their end while power and dahlin are more of the puck movers. johnson was drafted high for his high level skating and ability to shut down plays in the neutral zone. he was great in college even though the gophers played a lot of defenseman. at the very least, i think he's going to be a good 3rd pair anchor.

JJ isn't going any where, kids going to be a STUD, plus he likes scoring vs the Rangers.

Cernak and Andersson would not be available. I don't want Trouba