It Will Be a Problem for the Rangers to Transfer Lafreniere
Through the Saturday Headlines on Hockey Evening in Canada, Elliotte Friedman was requested about Alexis Lafreniere and whether or not he may see the New York Rangers buying and selling him.
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NHL Rumors: New York Rangers; Panarin, Trocheck, Soucy, Schneider, and Zibanejad
Ron MacLean: “Simply earlier than we transfer on to Dougie Hamilton, Alexis Lafreniere. To begin with, Jeff Gorton picked him. So, all people thinks, boy, it’d be very best to see him go to Montreal. Shane Wright, supposedly, you stated he’s in play on the podcast.”
Elliotte Friedman: “I believe Lafreniere, they’d speak about him. However I believe one of many issues that occurs, Ron, is that individuals can have a look at it and say, ‘Nicely, that is the place Lafreniere is right here right now,’ however he’s nonetheless a primary general decide not too way back. And groups will all the time have a look at that. They’ll all the time say, ” Look, if we’re going to maneuver that participant, we’re transferring him with that designation.’ So it’s a problem. Like, who’s prepared to take a look at it that means?”
NHLRumors.com Be aware: The New York Rangers are open for enterprise. Together with Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck, they’re listening on Alexis Lafreniere, the primary general decide from the 2020 draft. Friedman on the 32 Ideas Podcast introduced up the concept of a hockey commerce between the Seattle Kraken and the New York Rangers. They might commerce Shane Wright for Lafreniere. Now that is the kind of commerce that would want to occur for the Rangers to think about it. Drury nonetheless believes they’ll repair him.
Damage Enjoying a Function within the Devils Buying and selling Dougie Hamilton
Throughout the identical section of Saturday Headlines on Hockey Evening in Canada, Friedman said that Dougie Hamilton commerce talks have slowed down attributable to Luke Hughes‘s harm, however it’s not not possible with the best supply.
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NHL Rumors: The Boston Bruins Taking a look at RHD. What A couple of Dougie Hamilton Reunion?
Ron MacLean: “Dougie Hamilton?”
Elliotte Friedman: “Yeah, so Dougie Hamilton. Final couple of weeks, he’s been the massive identify we’ve all been speaking about. Luke Hughes was injured, and he’s going to be out. He’s attempting to come back again with out having surgical procedure, so he’s going to be out for just a little bit. And what that has accomplished is introduced the Dougie Hamilton Derby to a crawl or a standstill. Now, I don’t assume it’s not possible. I believe if the Devils, somebody got here to the Devils with one thing they couldn’t say no to, they’d do it. However at the very least in the interim, the Devils want him. He’s performed very effectively, so it slowed this down.”
NHLRumors.com Be aware: Whereas the New Jersey Devils are nonetheless trying to clear cap house, they’ve seen Dougie Hamilton document seven assists within the six video games he has performed in since being a wholesome scratch in opposition to the Winnipeg Jets two weeks in the past. Now the Devils have received 5 of six video games with him again within the lineup.
Nonetheless, GM Tom Fitzgerald remains to be trying to enhance his hockey membership for the playoffs. Hamilton nonetheless has worth for a lot of groups, however the $7.4 million signing bonus is an element, as is the Luke Hughes harm. Hughes will likely be out for some time, and surgical procedure hasn’t been dominated out. Once more, they want a “Sure Supply” to do it and wish a right-shot defenseman again, provided that would go away a gap on either side of their defence.
This will likely wait till the offseason.
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