Vom 5. Juni, Over the Boards mit NHL Writer Dan Rosen:
If the New York Rangers are really involved in trying to acquire Trouba or sign Erik Karlsson, what do they do with their glut of defensemen? Do you think Brendan Smith can be traded for a bad forward contract? -- @surlysailor
I think Trouba is and should be their target. At 25 years old and with 408 games played, Trouba fits into the age range and experience the Rangers are looking for. They need a top pair right-handed defenseman who can play a shutdown role. They need size on the back end and Trouba is 6-foot-3, 202 pounds. The problem there are 30 other teams who want the same thing and the Rangers will have to give up assets to get him before they re-sign him. However, they're in position to trade the No. 20 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft back to the Jets. They received that pick from Winnipeg in the trade for center Kevin Hayes on Feb. 25. If Winnipeg wants it back in a trade for Trouba, I don't see why the Rangers would scoff at that, especially considering they are also picking at No. 2, had three first-round picks last year and two the year before. Trouba is also a pending restricted free agent, but the Rangers have the cap space. There are ways of getting around their glut of defensemen without taking on a bad contract in a trade.
Smith showed versatility this season when he was moved up to play forward. That could make him a more valuable player to the Rangers and give them a reason to keep him. I think they could trade pending RFA defenseman Neal Pionk. He's 23 years old and he's a righty who can move the puck and play on the power play. He'd be sought after. If I'm the Rangers, I'd rather re-sign Tony DeAngelo, who is also a pending RFA, and use him as my second- or third-pair right-handed defenseman if they got Trouba. Adam Fox would be the other righty in the top six. But where does that leave Shattenkirk? That's a great question that needs to be resolved because at 30 years old he just doesn't fit with the Rangers and the model for their roster right now. A trade would be ideal. A buyout is an option. When it's all said and done, if the Rangers got Trouba they could have a defense with Trouba, DeAngelo and Fox on the right side, Brady Skjei, Marc Staal and Libor Hajek on the left. That has potential.
Link: https://www.nhl.com/news/over-the-…6?tid=277729162
Klingt fast so als hätte er von dem Trade schon gehört??!! 
Brad Marchand
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