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New York Rangers: Five potential trades involving Kevin Hayes

By John Williams

NEWARK, NJ - APRIL 03: New York Rangers center Kevin Hayes (13) skates during the second period of the National Hockey League Game between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers on April 3, 2018, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
NEWARK, NJ - APRIL 03: New York Rangers center Kevin Hayes (13) skates during the second period of the National Hockey League Game between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers on April 3, 2018, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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WINNIPEG, MB – MAY 20: Jacob Trouba #8 of the Winnipeg Jets plays the puck down the ice during second period action against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Five of the Western Conference Final during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on May 20, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Knights defeated the Jets 2-1 and win the series 4-1. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MB – MAY 20: Jacob Trouba #8 of the Winnipeg Jets plays the puck down the ice during second period action against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Five of the Western Conference Final during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on May 20, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Knights defeated the Jets 2-1 and win the series 4-1. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Winnipeg Jets

The offer: Kevin Hayes, Sean Day, Neal Pionk, Tampa Bay’s conditional pick for Jacob Trouba

The Jets have been oddly stingy about money and term over the past few years in Jacob Trouba-centered contract talks. Trouba has been a workhorse defender for them, averaging about 22 minutes a night in Manitoba this past season.

At only 24 years of age, Trouba is only going to get better. He has an offensive arsenal that has only scratched the surface and an already elite-tier defensive game. Why would the Jets not give him the bag? Your guess is as good as his.

While the Jets might be able to survive with the center depth they have, the loss of Paul Stastny is going to hurt them a bit.

That’s where the Rangers come in.

Hayes would be a perfect fit in Winnipeg, a team built around big bodies and speed. The price to pay should be pretty steep, but who knows? The way the Jets value him is obviously wrong to begin with.

A deal sending Hayes with two upcoming defensive prospects who, especially in Pionk’s case, could thrive in Winnipeg’s system, along with the Lightning’s pick this year, is a hefty price for a rental. But if the Rangers can make this into a sign and trade, it would be well worth it.

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