Will Alexis Lafreniere Be Traded From the New York Rangers
Jim Biringer of NHLRumors.com, Full Press NHL, and RG Media joined TSN Radio in Montreal was requested about Alexis Lafreniere‘s availability from the New York Rangers. Lafreniere is on the market, and a change of surroundings would do him good.
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Host: “So simply to stay to the Rangers another time, Alexis Lafreniere, a neighborhood man, most likely grew up 25 minutes, half-hour from Bell Centre. Is there? Do you assume the Rangers will make him obtainable as properly and transfer on from him?”
Jim Biringer: “Yeah, I do. And I believe he’s been obtainable since final yr. Some folks I’ve talked to stated the Rangers had been attempting to get J.J. Peterka from the Buffalo Sabres, and Lafreniere was a part of that deal. And he ought to be, since you take a look at his contract, there isn’t any commerce safety that doesn’t kick in, I imagine, until subsequent yr. So not even this summer time. It’s the next summer time when his commerce safety kicks in. So he’s a participant who might use a change of surroundings.
Not all people is made for New York. Not all people can thrive in New York. He can nonetheless be an excellent participant, however I believe he simply wants to vary the surroundings. As we’ve seen across the league, some guys simply, they only don’t work out with the Rangers. They don’t work out with a sure crew. However I do assume he’s obtainable on the proper worth, however I believe that’s extra of a hockey commerce. Not like Artemi Panarin, who’s a rental, they need to get that one achieved.
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And clearly, Vincent Trocheck continues to be there. A middle. He’s acquired a 12-team, no-trade, and groups are going to name about him, and have known as about him. So, the rebuild, I prefer to name it a rebuild in New York, that’s what’s going on. I don’t assume it’s a retool a lot. I believe it’s a rebuild, as a result of they’re going to be transferring out quite a lot of fan favorites, from my understanding.”
NHLRumors.com Be aware: The New York Rangers are open for enterprise, and it simply can’t be Artemi Panarin and Carson Soucy being moved. With the letter going out and Lafreniere’s contract very movable, GM Chris Drury is taking calls in regards to the former first-overall draft decide from 2020. This might be extra like a hockey commerce, however a change of surroundings is a should for a participant that’s having a tricky time discovering his means in New York.
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