Feels like a slight overpay for Laf.

I think Laughton and a 2nd should get it done. Maybe add a third too.

Possibly, I think NYR fans having spent the No 1 OVERALL on Lafreniere will not see it as equal value, no matter what. NYR have some cap issues, they also have panarin and Kreider at LW, with 3 solid LW prospects inclusing Otthman in AHL, on the way. But its the mental side of trading a number 1 overall. Lafreniere is probably looking at 2RW position at best with the present lineup, on a team that went out and got tarasenko and patirck kane at TDL further pushing him down in minutes. Taking Laughton doesn;t save them tons on the cap, but its a better offer than if Lafreniere gets an offer sheet for far more $$$.

Laughton will be a good 3LW in that system, the picks are great for TDL deals for NYR, and two of their best prospects are at LW. PHI could offer sheet at 6mil and it'll only cost a 1st and 3rd.

Folks aren’t paying for TDA at full cap hit

Canes aren’t giving you any kind of refund for TDA. You can pay us to take him back though.

I agree with him

True, he had a good offensive year on a bad offensive team and still has some value, BUT you are correct that at his full cap hit he doesn;t get good value back.

But at 50% he gets alot more than a 3rd three drafts away and a 5th, especially if PHI keeps him until TDL.

CAR only came to mind as the rumours of RD Karlsson, but for the 1 yr rental of TDA, Carolina did more than okay with a 2nd and 3rd.

Trading Laf solves none of their issues. Especially if return is forward with 2-3 left then declines.

Canes getting Karlsson would be quite the most un-Carolina move ever so I have my doubts that rumor is even close to true. With the amount of defensive players available this year, i doubt we revisit TDA. Could but doubtful.

It solves some issues if Lafreniere gets offersheeted for more than 4.25mil. The chances are that Lafreniere has to get more than 4.25mil offer, anything below is looking for trouble. (A close example would be Joel Farabee, who had similar promising stats and got 5mil).

NYR has 2 LW already (Panarin and Kredier) with their star prospect also ready at LW. Laughton alone only saves them a bit of cap, but the picks in return and possibly adding in Goodrow opens some possibilities.

Hammer - come on man. We can't take Tony back. Let's talk a little Konecny.

Sorry Cane fans, I'd have to redo two trades just to reconfigure, but suffice to say PHI will either:

Retain 2mil on TDA or trade him elsewhere.

I think a 40+ pt RD (especially with some retention) will have some value (medium to good value with retention) on the market and a 3rd THREE drafts away and a 5th is a pretty weak return, but I get it, CAR is not the return destination.

I think you'll be able to dump him, no problem, but Carolina isn't going to run it back this year. They have moved on from him.

They move Goodrow this off-season either through trade or buyout. That will need to happen where Laffy or Laughton plays in NYR. Because Laffy will be signed for 2.7-3.0 ish anyway. And saving 1.4 mil on offersheet is not enough to merit a trade I'm sorry. They need to ride out that bad Panarin contract, that is what they need to do.

Buying out Goodrow is a bit insane, not only does it cost, but its a fairly substantial cap hit over the next 8 years.

But I really doubt Laffy signs for 2.7-3mil. He probably gets almost twice that.

No, he doesn't get that much. My guess around 3 m for 2 years. Goodrow will cost 1.15 m last year of Panarin's contract. 3.65 M the year after that and 1.258 for four years after that. Not that bad. Much better than keep doing the same mistakes over and over hoping things will change. And once Panarin is gone it is safe to say window of winning is gone so 3.65 m for a year that will not matter isn't horrendous.

Fedotov, if he comes over seas, isn’t worth giving up.

Let him play a year and get a massive return for him if we move him

Dont know about that, even the calculator on this site has 3.75mil AAV as his likely renewal, and someone can easily offer sheet more than that. Thats a real simple qualifying offer for most teams, even more upside and likely than the Kotkanemi one. (And no one has to sign an offer sheet, but he is the overall 1 pick, with two LW ahead of him on depth chart and the TDL acquisitions taking his icetime, and not being able to take the next step or be "the man", who knows if those factor into Lafreniere's head.) Theres lots of comparables, as I said before Farabee signed a long term 5mil deal with similar production on a lesser team. I just think a low ball offer from NYR, (which might be all they can afford), might be looking for trouble.

Goodrow at 3.6mil for 4 years is an 8 year buyout, and while most years are 1.3mil thats still alot, when they can get someone, in this case PHI, to take him for something they really want. Its a crazy amount of money and cap space to just give up. No teams are doing long term buy outs (not since they changed the rules so it counts against the cap). I just cant see even the deep pockets of NYR buying out a 4 yr contract and having to live with that for 8 years.

If Laughton was a RW then there would be some merit to this, but he's not so Rangers decline.

Laughton can play all 3 positions, but mainly at C or LW because PHI has always been short

That's not good enough, you're asking for a former 1OA that still has a very high ceiling in return, that's a longterm role player you're getting right there for yourself, in return the Rangers will need someone who they feel confident can slide well into their lineup, which means it's gonna have to be a solid RW. If you're willing to part with Koneckny here I'm sure the Rangers would be interested.