If the Rangers are looking for a 3rd line Center or another winger, Dman ect. Who would be most ideal under the current cap situation.

Projected cap space: $3,610,029

Current cap space: $9,366,563

Deadline cap space: $16,502,991

LTIR Pool: $0

I'll list my top 3 guys for Center and Defense I feel might fit, garnering the FO is serious about running it back...given they make the playoffs. I won't go into full detail regarding contracts and UFA's considering some of them are pending free agency this Summer or the next.

Centers:

Brock Nelson, 33yo, $6m, NYI; Helped the Islanders to back to back ECF appearances in 20 and 21. Would bring some additonal veteran presense to the bottom 6 and is still one of the Isles top scorers. 32pts this season. Great on the PK. A good leader and has plenty of playoff exp. from those gritty isles teams a few years back.

Trevor Zegras, 23yo, $5.75m, ANA; Local kid. Has been linked to the NYR before. Anaheim is trash this year and may look to move on from Zegras for picks, players and/or prospects. 14pts so far in 24-25...but could elevate his game in a different market and would add more dynamics and speed to the bottom 6. Some say he's soft. No NHL playoff experience yet.

Scott Laughton, 30yo, $3m, PHI; I don't like the idea of trading with PHI but with his cap hit it's very enticing. Currently plays LW on their 3rd line however he could also slot to center and be another physical asset against grindier opponents. He's also plays both 1st units special on special teams on Philly.

Defenders:

Brian Dumoulin, LD, 33yo, $3.15m, ANA; 2x champ with PIT and would add a solid lockdown D to the 3rd pair. Could see him being part of a massive asset flip between the parties. PK first unit. 6'4ft, 214lbs. 12pts (all assists) and a -3. May be a bit slower than we'd like.

Ivan Provorov, LD/RD, 27yo, 4.725m, CBJ; Doubtful considering the Jackets are in the playoff mix. Pending UFA. Would be an expensive rental to acquire. He can slot anywhere you'd like. Would be a prime candid to play with Fox or Miller. 21pts so far. Worth the risk IMO.

Scott Savard, RD, 34yo, $3.5m, MTL; A champion Vet from Tampas 2021 team. MTL has a plethora of young defensemen in their farm system and would likely push Savard out of the lineup pretty soon. Holds the lead in MTL for blocked shots with 109 this year. Not much of a play driver but a solid defender than can go a long way in a deep run despite his age creeping towards the mid 30's.

Let's hear some thoughts below. Is there anyone you're interested that wasn't in the afformentioned text? If so, then who? How could we acquire them?

Please keep it civil this is all just hyopthetical.

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Ok so I fully expected Mika to be demoted to 3C with Miller on the team, but looks like Laviolette is still desperate to get Mika going. I am fine with Mika at wing if it means he is going to play better, but that leaves serious holes in our lineup and really hurts our depth. We basically have one first line followed by two third lines.

I like Johnny Brodzinski as a maintenance player who can jump in on the fourth line when someone get's hurt, but he cannot be our 3C for the rest of the season. That third line is a black hole and I don't think we can expect Cuylle or Kreider to be effective when they're deployed like that. Laviolette obviously thinks that line is a problem as well--he barely played them last night.

The second line is also an issue. Smith, Trocheck, and Lafreniere just don't really do it for me chemistry-wise. It's great that the first line is dangerous but we're in trouble if we can't roll out three lines. If the plan is to keep Mika at wing for the foreseeable future, we need to acquire a 3C somehow.

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Chytil in his debut against Detroit

Maybe Mika moving to wing with a true #1 center is all that was needed…