Maybe Patrick Kane will ultimately become the Rangers’ version of a white whale. But maybe not.
The obstacles are apparent, both in terms of the cap constraints, which would require identifying a third team to act as a banker in taking a quarter-share $2.625 million cap hit, and the cost in assets such a deal would demand. It would be a tricky deal given the narrow margin with which the Blueshirts are currently operating under the cap.
Would it take more than that for, say, the Wild or Coyotes or Ducks to provide the same function for the Rangers and Blackhawks? The third-party team would be on the hook for $1,491,891.89 in real cash on Kane’s $6.9 million salary if the trade were made at the March 3 deadline, so yes, a fourth-rounder probably would not suffice.
The cost, of course, could be kept within control if Chicago GM Kyle Davidson works with Kane to deliver the wing to his preferred destination — which, with good reason, is believed to be the Rangers. If it is Rangers or nowhere, then the Blackhawks would wind up with nothing if they push it too far.
“But we’re on a good streak, [22-5-4], that’s a pretty good streak, and we win in different ways. A perfect game for me is winning 4-2, 4-1, something like that. We’re giving up more goals than we want lately, but we’re winning those games. Players enjoy scoring those goals and that’s the type of team we have.”
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