NEW YORK RANGERS TRADE WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS | NHL RANT

[@alexandersheynkman4281]

This team needs to get bigger, faster and most importantly tougher. Too many figure skaters and not enough good old south north bangers.

[@jameshanmer83]

Exactly!!! No more finesse players !!!

[@jacobc548]

*just traded one of the toughest guys away LMAO

[@albie21121]

Too much puss, not enough Dog! Fla. is all dog and why they manhandled us in the ECF

[@sotiriosnovatsis4529]

@@jacobc548 Jacob Trouba WAS one of the toughest players- past tense. He stopped being tough for the Rangers quite some time ago and has allowed far too many goals. This is why he was traded.

[@sotiriosnovatsis4529]

Sums up exactly what is wrong with the Rangers, which is why it makes me frustrated that he's keeping guys like Rempe in Hartford. Laviolette is part of the problem.

[@adamosborne9440]

In fairness, Stamkos has been brutal 5 on 5 for a while now. Great career, HoFer for sure... but he's been a Kucherov merchant for some time now.

[@ethanparker7900]

although in fairness kuch wouldn't be the player he is if it wasn't for him being alongside him for 11 years (9 years as a linemate)

[@kennysdead500]

@@ethanparker7900 The Rangers need Kucherov type players, and not Stamkos

[@ethanparker7900]

@@kennysdead500 i don't disagree with that in the slightest and it seems weird that stammer is even being brought up since he literally just got to nashville and it's not even halfway into the year yet

[@kennysdead500]

@@ethanparker7900 It's weird because people have gotten the impression that he feels "homesick" or betrayed by Tampa and wants to go back, but then the cure is to go to a Rangers team in disarray that should have returned to the rebuild because of him in 2022 (this and the Brodin rumor, it's infuriating how they rush the rebuild and are already as old as the 2015 Rangers and they want to quadruple down on wasting time in the playoffs...) It's also annoying because there's been rumors about him getting traded to the Rangers since the Sather days when he wasn't a playoff performer yet

[@chrismazzei8801]

Been a fan for 45 years and this has been one of the most difficult stretches I can recall - in part because of the expectations coming off last year. They need to address the lack of physicality and forecheck intensity of this team. To me this has been a fundamental identity question for a few years. Two ways we could look at this… 1. Physicality: Look at the hits per game for each player and compare to league average for their position and minutes played. 2. Forecheck: Look at average time in offensive zone 5v5 and compare to league average and top teams. My hypothesis is that they are well below average here. And this is about a mentality, effort…AND the players they have on the roster. Look at the last 10 years of Stanley Cup Winners: 2024: Florida Panthers, Coach Paul Maurice 2023: Vegas Golden Knights, Coach Bruce Cassidy 2022: Colorado Avalanche, Coach Jared Bednar 2021: Tampa Bay Lightning, Coach Jon Cooper 2020: Tampa Bay Lightning, Coach Jon Cooper 2019: St. Louis Blues, Coach Craig Berube 2018: Washington Capitals, Coach Barry Trotz 2017: Pittsburgh Penguins, Coach Mike Sullivan 2016: Pittsburgh Penguins, Coach Mike Sullivan 2015: Chicago Blackhawks, Coach Joel Quenneville 2014: Los Angeles Kings, Coach Darryl Sutter I suspect these teams were near the very top on these stats. Florida of course is the prototype for this. There are other factors of course (great goaltending) but this is what it takes to win at the highest level. So, that leads me to the unfortunate conclusion that they do need to make some pretty fundamental changes.

[@HotTakeHockey]

Thanks for the comment Chris! And being a subscriber on the channel

[@wainber1]

The NYR, given their slump, have gone to IMO Stanley Cup contenders to at best this season a wildcard team. I don’t want to discount the possibility the MIR will go on the playoff run but they don’t look remotely close to the Panthers of 2022-23.

[@MikeReimers]

Has to be some sort of locker room mutiny going on. There’s no explanation

[@sotiriosnovatsis4529]

Great summary of our core problem. Well said.

[@sotiriosnovatsis4529]

@@MikeReimers There probably is a mutiny going on...and that's fine because a lot of those players need to be shown the door anyway.

[@generalimlerith8356]

The rangers curse after signing shesterkin was evident they dropped off since

[@kennysdead500]

It's actually since the election lol They abandoned the rebuild in 2021, went on fluke playoff runs, and now the chickens have come home to roost

[@mike8099m]

They sucked before the signing

[@dumpybear8664]

They were dog shit, well before that. They were terrible the exact second Ryan Lindgren came back.

[@kennysdead500]

@@dumpybear8664 I can't wait for dirty Lindgren to go now that Trouba is gone

[@kennysdead500]

@@mike8099m Dolan sabotaged the rebuild in 2021 but the chickens came home to roost after the election lol

[@dbcooper913]

Got to keep the 23 year old Kaapo. Doesn't make sense trading leading Rangers in + - and plays a good defensive game at 2 million .

[@1pbdecoded1pb]

Mika Zibanejad + 2 first round picks for Stamkos, LOL?. Where did the 2 first round picks come from? 2 1sts? Whoa there Gretzky! Adam Fox and Kris Krieder to Vancouver for JT Miller and Filip Hronek.

[@mike8099m]

Agreed! The over evaluations is insane.

[@vottonlmvp]

I can see Stammer for Zibby straight up. No way I throw in two first rounders to boot

[@lemuelmandell7838]

Zibanajad will waive His full NMC to play in Nashville ???: why it's a big DJ destination ?😊

[@HotTakeHockey]

I think Preds would have to but fair enough

[@rantingnyrangers5300]

What .. Sabers have been in a rebuild for like 15 years 😂

[@shirleydaley5335]

Many people been saying the Rangers have been playing better then the roster for a couple seasons.

[@casewojo6186]

I am a Panthers fan, Kakko is tenacious/defensive, and that’s exactly what Zito and Maurice want on their roster. Kakko would be a decent line mate with Lundell. Kakko on the forecheck could give Lundell more room to shoot the puck. I’d be interested in this deal. We love defensive forwards over here in Florida.

[@HotTakeHockey]

Exactly! Great comment and thanks for being a subscriber of this channel. I think something around Kakko and Samoskevich could make some sense..

[@casewojo6186]

@ yeah, Samo needs someone other than fricken Nosek on that line. That dude is pure dead weight.

[@Andyanddiana467]

Team lacks speed and hustle. The former is a roster construction issue, while the latter is psychological, likely caused by guys who are too comfortable and chummy.

[@CharleB-sabres]

When is this Kappo Krappo gonna be good in year 15?

[@anotherjoshua]

Zibanejad has a full no trade clause. And Stamkos is 34.

[@HotTakeHockey]

Nashville would be a good spot for Mika. Play with Forsberg and Nyquist 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@grantclarkson9184]

Excellent insight John...you are an analyst, coach, agent and sometimes I swear...you got the devil in your hands..lol. Kaapo Kakko might not 'accidentally' score if he finds a new home. Keep up the great work dood...miss the hot take hotel lives!

[@HotTakeHockey]

Thanks Grant!!! 🔥

[@LeonExile05]

If Miller can’t sort out whatever had him on leave then I could see him and Zibanejad being swapped. But you’re right, Stamkos for Zibanejad makes more sense.

[@humanbeing2420]

Mika has a full NMC. He's not going anywhere.

[@LeonExile05]

@humanbeing2420 So does Miller. Trades happen all the time regardless. But if I’m being honest I’d take Miller out of the two every time.

[@avihoffman8543]

stammer for Mika would be such a banger for NYR that could flip offense a lot playin along side bread man

[@IRISHnPHISHY]

​@@LeonExile05 Miller does NOT have a full NMC.... Thank God!

[@LeonExile05]

@@IRISHnPHISHY Only in the last few years (2027-2029) does it shift to a 15 team no trade list.

[@RayManzarekRocks]

The veteran Blueshirts have quit on Drury, pure and simple. The line starts at the left . . .

[@tomfilipiak3511]

They,didn’t quit on Drury,they quit on themselves,Prima Donnas,cut and dried!

[@RayManzarekRocks]

@@tomfilipiak3511 Don't kid yourself. This is fallout from the Trouba fiasco.

[@michaelw123]

Zibanejad is under contract until 2029 and has a no movement clause. So unfortunately not happening

[@albie21121]

The biggest revelation for this team is if Drury could get Mika to waive his no move and we get his salary w.o. retaining anything. Sam Bennet could be a target and Mikko Rantannen is said to be avail this summer.

[@CharleB-sabres]

They have a lot of old forwards signed for a LONG time!

[@bowriver1]

Would love to see Kakko in Florida.

[@MachLandar]

I would hate to see Kakko in Florida...but only cause i'm a NYR fan and FLA such a perfect fit that I hate it

[@scottlaboch4534]

My Sabres are a shit show.... 😢 Adams needs to be fired, & trades for veterans need to be made.

[@goaliecoachmike]

Trade Adams for some palm trees and a puck bag.

[@alchemical.fitness]

He's working with an internal cap. It's a money problem. Sabres have great talent but they need support players. Spend the money and bring in depth. So much talent there.

[@SamWesting]

Those saying Mika’s NMC makes him impossible to trade are the same folks who said Trouba’s $8M salary is impossible to clear from the Rangers’ books. But IT HAPPENED. So no one should be amazed if the same happens to Mika. How? Look at his playing time against St. Louis. Only 13 minutes. That’s notable. Imagine Mika becoming a bottom 6 forward & demoting him from #1 PP…those are tactics that could be used to make Mika feel uncomfortable in NY. If Zibs thinks he can dog it for the rest of his contract & get away with it, then the team should make it clear that he’ll be humiliated in the process…& that the only way out of that scenario would be for him to waive his NMC.

[@baekepeterson7230]

what website are rhe mock trades

[@kmccart85]

Ilike your ideas, for me the trade bait for nyr is Miller& KK I like the Stamkos(nas) mica flip. I'd also target cozens(buf) and Boser(van) I'm of the opinion that we can't trade our way out of this hole Drury has created a toxic team atmosphere and until he's gone the room will not change

[@dumpybear8664]

Wait... Zib for Stamkos and two 1st round picks???? Not a chance.

[@diegocossio-n5z]

Play rempe!

[@MattDuchon]

Rempe does nothing. I'm so sick of hearing about him.

[@dbrownss1480]

I can see Perunovich and Saad being available from stl. Stl doesnt have the cap space for retention. Lindgren also wouldn't make much sense for Stl since we just got Fowler. I could see the Blues being interested in Chytil though, as we need a center more then anything

[@sarahburns566]

As a Nashville Predators fan. Stamkos has been brutal for us this season, so far. To be real, the whole team has lol. We’re finally just starting to see some chemistry between stamkos, forsberg, and marchy. I could see this happening. But man, I really don’t want it to

[@alexisvezina2792]

Panarin and Boesser on the same Line with a proper playmaker center who doesn’t create turnovers with every pass they do , that could be deadly

[@R.Roma3]

Two 1sts and Stamkos for a guy who looks totally disinterested and is on a horrible contract in Zib? What am I missing here?

[@HotTakeHockey]

It’s the change of scenery Zibanejad needs. Nashville would value the guy that’s 5 years younger and can play with Filip Forsberg 🇸🇪

[@goaliecoachmike]

Zib will never waive his NMC.

[@humanbeing2420]

Any GM who even considers a trade for Zibanejad should have his head examined. Mika's performance this season has been substandard for fourth line AHL centers, let alone elite NHL 1Cs. He also has a full NMC and he's not gonna waive it so he's not getting traded.

[@R.Roma3]

@@HotTakeHockey Zibanejad is 31, soft and disinterested in playing hockey. He went from 91 pts to 72 pts last yr to being on pace for 57 points this yr. He's a rapidly declining asset and at 8.5 mill for another 5 years makes him worth very little and any GM that trades two 1sts for him should be fired and banned from the league.

[@neilgibbs3185]

Zibanejad is a totally spent force.No GM in his right mind will pay/trade top dollar to get this shell of a player Furthermore his fragile mindset is completely off putting for any team's locker room He is a fair weather player Is he happy being a millstone around the Rangers neck until his contract expires with all the flak he will receive from a famously hostile crowd?

[@JohnWick-zl5oc]

he will eventually get booed every time he touches a puck if the season continues as it is; he will get fed up with it and do anything to get traded away, i think both parties want to part ways the problem is finding ANY team to take him, that is why he is stuck at NYR still.

[@davev-r7t]

Get rid of Drury yesterday ! this guy is a cancer to the organization . Kakko healthy scratch ? the guy has been playing great .

[@PAVEL-JAKL]

FIRE DRURY

[@simonluke2096]

We need to get rid of some of these BIG contracts. Drury needs to be fire 🔥 because he brought that same core back. Did NOTHING to make this team tougher, after the Florida Panthers treated the Rangers like RAG DOLLS 🪆 😂😂

[@Rodneyschaffer3214]

Why would the rangers trade one of the only 3 good players they have this year in chytil for a struggling cousins at 7 mil per? No chance whatsoever. The only player they’d want is tuch. Which would be centered around the players they want to move. Kreider miller etc

[@ericewallace1]

thank you for talking NY Rangers .

[@HotTakeHockey]

Thank you

[@bonkz2624]

The blues are not trading for another dman. We are solid on the blue line, and after watching lindgren get beat out by kyrou, ill pass.

[@ericewallace1]

vetrano said he doesn't want to come back

[@tedjob21]

Wanna fix the problem? FIRE CHRIS DRURY!!

[@SnyderEMarx5]

2 1sts and Stamkos for Zibanajad? You're deep in dreamland!

[@HotTakeHockey]

Hot take hockey!!!

[@Really10801]

Chris Dreary has managed to demoralize the whole team, while not fixing any of the problems with the lazy underachieving "core"... it was supposedly Gallant's fault, then Goodrow, then Trouba.... Chris Dreary is a joke.

[@CharleB-sabres]

They wouldn’t trade Krappo Kappo in a deal for Eichel lol ha ha. Bust boy, he was an untouchable. they could’ve traded Alexis, La feminine and cackle crackle and the first round pick for Eichel and win a cup, but now they got bums signed.

[@curtiswhite6662]

Won’t thus trigger lots of moves throughout the league? Nashville, Buffalo and Detroit all react if New York makes major moves

[@billjohansson88]

Can't speak for other teams do. RW does not have a player of value to others that makes it possible to complete larger trades. All of this is on S.Y's head as he does stupid things like signing expensive contracts for subpar players, or sending players away with bonuses (e.i wallman). When it comes to using picks, S.Y is completely handicapped (locked in his mind) to use picks for an offensive action. Cat & Larks are two players that could be used in future trades, as neither of them is part of the future core (time-wise), that core only consists of MO/Edv & Lukas today. A lot is in the RW pipe if most turn out well, otherwise through upcoming drafts or deals.

[@ethanparker7900]

stamkos literally just got to nashville lol

[@HotTakeHockey]

They’ll shake it up still… wedgewood got flipped pretty quick

[@dumpybear8664]

Kakko would be great in Florida. 20 goal scorer minimum.

[@HotTakeHockey]

Agreed. Would be a perfect fit with either Barkov or with Lundell and Luostarinen

[@Dorian803]

The Jets would offer Ehlers for the right return

[@Zordok68]

You remind me of Marc Andre fleury lol.

[@mikepanick9362]

Love the Nashville trade, hate the Buffalo one

[@primer16]

ANA can keep Zegras and his 1 trick pony michigan shot

[@blackatron9250]

Rags are cooked 😂😂😂

[@kennysdead500]

I don't want to take back anyone older, I just want to get back to the rebuild already without Dolan ruining it again

[@erikschall620]

Fox hasn't been the same since last years injury ! At least a step slower !

[@Tyler-ml6ip]

Red Wings need to do something too. I know they beat the Leafs but they've been pretty bad all season. Probably the most boring team in hockey.

[@VisionThing]

I thought it was Fleury speaking. Uncanny resemblance.

[@HotTakeHockey]

Welcome to the channel!

[@D...M...A...]

24 hrs later ... You were traded ...

[@btk6298]

Toxic Fanbase deserves this

[@Aviation_Professional]

Could be worse. Could be a Sabres fan.

[@jamesisrael4294]

Why would you want a washed up Stamkos my goodness that contract is awful Also

[@robnyr8032]

I hope something happens they are unwatchable right now.

[@garymuhlenforth7251]

Stamkos what's is it the 90's

[@DogdaPebba]

THE DEVILS!!!

[@MilTon-bz1cl]

Taco Cocko to Tampa Bay

[@Rico-in-Barrie]

Leadership issue there.

[@bobbyganoosh929]

And your on the right track with the D but rangers gotta trade Ryan the plug lindgren and the spit master kandre miller they both suck and are soft can’t play D anymore and useless offensively

[@JohnWick-zl5oc]

agree but long term for the teams sake and fans sanity the GM need to be fired, he is the main reason the team is unhappy and not motivated IMO

[@Wardcreek]

Wtf is wrong with them???

[@steventhorson4487]

😅😂🤢👎🏻

[@shirleydaley5335]

Stop your BS, trades going to happen in the next 24 hrs, you know nothing,

[@HotTakeHockey]

Did you even read the Dater tweet? Just relaying the message.. 24 hours or one week.. won’t make a difference

[@bobbyganoosh929]

You should throw trocheck in these mock trades theres no reason rangers should keep him hes been awful lafreniere is only guy on that line whos been okay recently including panarin whos also been bad if im drury im asking panarin wherr he wants to go and if hell waive NMC