Blues trade F Vladimir Tarasenko to Rangers

[FlamesAreOne]

@frank_seravalli

Hearing #stlblues are trading Vladimir Tarasenko to #NYR.

@DailyFaceoff

[Reggie Dunlop]

Of course

[gvitaly]

He seems like a natural fit with Panarin. The Rangers will also have $16-19M in the off-season, so I can see him re-signing there.

I still that P. Kane is the better(and cheaper) fit on the Flames.

[Poe969]

F##k I hate the rangers. At least it wasn't Kane!

[Hockey_Ninja]

Wow. Guess Patty Kane might not get moved at this rate. Thought for sure he was gonna to New York

[FlamesAddiction]

At least it wasn't to a team in the west.

[calgarygeologist]

Rangers look like they will be a powerhouse for the next few years if they maintain this roster.

[agulati]

Probably out on Kane then?

[flamesgod]

Boo

[DoubleK]

Wonder what the return is

[blankall]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Rangers look like they will be a powerhouse for the next few years if they maintain this roster.

It's garbage. The team can't develop any of their own players, but so many of other team's players want to play for them that they don't need to.

[GioforPM]

I thought the Rangers looked good, but not elite against the Flames and Canucks. But now. Zibanejad passing to Panarin is pretty elite. Now with Tarasenko?

[Atodaso]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

He seems like a natural fit with Panarin. The Rangers will also have $16-19M in the off-season, so I can see him re-signing there.

I still that P. Kane is the better(and cheaper) fit on the Flames.

7 weeks of P. Kane in Calgary will be far too expensive no matter the cost.

Sadly, this year isn't it.

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by agulati

Probably out on Kane then?

They're definitely out on Kane. They have $4.5M in cap space and Tarasenko has a $7.5M cap-hit, so either STL retains salary, or there are players going the other way.

[dustygoon]

Why the feck would anyone want Kane when he is playing injured? I don't get this. The guy is scoring at a decent clip, but no where near as effective as the real "Patrick Kane". Who knows what you get when he arrives.

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by Atodaso

7 weeks of P. Kane in Calgary will be far too expensive no matter the cost.

Sadly, this year isn't it.

I agree, but I don't expect the Flames to make rational decisions. Also, the Flames were collecting ex cup winning hawks for a while. Frolik, Brouwer, Versteeg, and Bollig.

Originally Posted by dustygoon

Why the feck would anyone want Kane when he is playing injured? I don't get this. The guy is scoring at a decent clip, but no where near as effective as the real "Patrick Kane". Who knows what you get when he arrives.

The reason I think Kane is a good fit, is that he's good at transition and a PP specialist. Essentially everything Gaudraeu brought. I realize it won't be the same, but that's what they're missing.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Not sure if it's been posted yet but:

Of course

[Erick Estrada]

Neither of Kane or Tarasenko would likely waive to go to Calgary anyway so it's not like the Flames lost out on anything realistic here.

[Sec214]

Bullet Dodged.

Now dodge all those other rentals and sell what you can. Don’t push this current roster, it’s too inconsistent.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Well this was a trade so the "because its new york" argument doesn't really count

But I want to reiterate that I still don't see the appeal of new York whatsoever. Would be one of the last places I would go to live. Players have interesting tastes for sure.