Johnny Gaudreau, 29 – Left wing
Let’s begin with a bit of nonsense like we always do.
As mentioned previously on this site, signing or trading for Johnny Gaudreau does not make sense… The Rangers are already loaded at wing with Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere, Vitali Kravtsov, Brendan Lemieux, and Julien Gauthier.
This doesn’t make a lick of sense, but… if he’s available, if he’s looking for a deal similar to that of Taylor Hall (who appears to be looking to prove himself) or if Gaudreau merely thinks the Rangers are a piece away from becoming Stanley Cup Champions… a one-year deal for Johnny Hockey would be incredible. If the cap room is there, why not? What Rangers fan would complain to a one, or even two-year, cap-friendly deal with a near point per game producer who is a New Jersey native to boot.