Blue Line Station
Fansided

How Does the Brian Boyle Trade Effect the New York Rangers

By John Barone

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 13: Brian Boyle #22 of the New York Rangers celebrates his second period goal past goaltender Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings during Game Five of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center on June 13, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 13: Brian Boyle #22 of the New York Rangers celebrates his second period goal past goaltender Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings during Game Five of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center on June 13, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 2
Next
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – JANUARY 31: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers kneels on the ice during a play stoppage during the third period against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on January 31, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. The Rangers defeated the Devils 4-3.(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – JANUARY 31: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers kneels on the ice during a play stoppage during the third period against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on January 31, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. The Rangers defeated the Devils 4-3.(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Chris Kreider

A name that has not come up very often in trade talks is Chris Kreider. The Boyle trade impacts Kreider if the Rangers decide to trade him. Kreider who has another year left on his contract is very valuable to the Rangers.

If Boyle was worth a second rounder, Kreider’s value should be much higher. Kreider is in the midst of a career year posting 40 points in 52 games and is on pace to score 37 goals.

With a year left on a cap-freindly $4.6 million salary, the bare minimum should be a first round pick and a prospect, but considering Boyle trade the Rangers should ask for much more.

A Kreider trade could include multiple draft picks and a few prospects, similar to the deadline of Rick Nash to the Boston Bruins. The return for Nash, who was a short term rental, included a first round draft pick, Ryan Lindgren, Ryan Spooner, Matt Beleskey and a 2019 seventh round pick.

The Rangers should aim for prospects that are on the verge of breaking into the NHL, similar to  Lias Andersson, who is close to playing full time in the NHL, but is not quite there yet. Also, they should be looking for prospects that are of value and have a solid chance of making the NHL.

New York Rangers

The Boyle trade effects the Rangers as whole in many ways. It takes the Predators out of the buyer market, but makes teams looking for a center a bit more desperate. With a better idea of the trade value for their players, the Rangers can focus their trade talks with the teams that have a need for the players the Blueshirts are willing to deal.   There are other future UFA’s on the market, like Matt Duchene, Mark Stone, Wayne Simmonds so the market will get much smaller very quickly as deals are made.

Next. The team just can't lose every single game. dark

In conclusion, the Dan Boyle trade helped shape the upcoming trade market for the NHL. It will allow the Rangers to have a basis for what certain players are worth. It also shows, what teams may have to give up in order to obtain certain players at the deadline.

Home/Editorials