The devs top 2 wingers are trades, if you want to say bratt ahead of toffoli I can hear that one out but personally I take toffoli due to him being bigger and being a guy who shows up in the playoffs. One of which was effectively a ufa signing that also cost a couple pretty solid assets.
In 2-3 years when the rangers will need to sign ufa's as they'll have a ton of cap space with trouba, panarin coming off the books and kreider with only one year left and an easily moveable contract at that time.
- Kakko will be a 1st line RW (he is already imo just hasn't been given the opportunity, his numbers are off the charts when he was playing on the 1st line briefly last year).
- Chytil will remain a solid 2C, he does have 1C upside but he's just not durable enough and frankly fits better on the wing.
- Laff is ahead of where meier was 3 years post draft as well despite playing 3rd line minutes and barely any PP time.
It's just the rangers are destinations for top 10 players and if you have the cap space why wouldn't you sign 1-2 of leon, eichel, kaprizov, mcdavid, rantenen? And you're nuts to think these agents aren't WELL aware of the rangers roster constructions and what summers they'll have big $$$.
Like this is just a stupid lineup if you land one of eichel, mcdavid, leon and then one of kaprizov/rantanen.
Kaprizov-Leon/Eichel/McDavid-Kakko
Laff-Mika-Chytil (he fits better on the wing imo)
Othmann-Trocheck-Perrault
Cuylle-McConnell Barker-Sykora
Lindgren-Fox
Kandre-Schneider
Zac Jones- UFA
Igor
How is this team not a cup favorite? Future is really bright.