If NYRangers forward Chris Kreider ends up being on the trade block, which team makes the most sense for him? Here's a look at four potential destinations and a case for each.
The Blues’ need for offensive help is well-established, not because they’ve been struggling per se, but because the club has been making due without star winger Vladimir Tarasenko since October.
Given Tarasenko’s long-term absence — he’s out at least five months after shoulder surgery — the club has the cap space to add Kreider into the mix right now, too, with roughly $4.9 million in space, according to CapFriendly. Kreider — a Boxford, Mass., native — could slot in on the second line alongside David Krejci and Charlie Coyle, giving the Bruins a more solid one-two punch. That would also bump young Jake DeBrusk down to the third line for a depth boost to the bottom six.
The club’s been devastated by injuries this season, the most significant being the long-term loss of Sidney Crosby, and the most recent being the season-ending injury to star winger Jake Guentzel. With the most durable scorer on last year’s roster, Phil Kessel, now a Coyote, the Penguins find themselves in need of some help up front.
But like Boston, Pittsburgh has only around $2 million in cap space at the moment, meaning a roster player would have to move to make room for Kreider. The question is who — given the rash of injuries up front and on the back end, the Penguins can’t afford to lose anyone else of consequence, so weighing the value of Kreider’s offensive potential offensive contributions vs. what would be lost will be GM Jim Rutherford’s central conundrum.
Like Boston, the Avalanche’s main criticism has been their top-loaded offence, with those latter three names all lining up one line. Adding Kreider to the second trio alongside Kadri and Valeri Nichushkin could be a step towards spreading out the scoring, moving talented veteran Matt Calvert to the bottom six.
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