Rangers insider addresses potential trade between the Ducks and Blueshirts
Rumors are swirling around the Anaheim Ducks and the New York Rangers, long time Rangers insider Arthur Staple has addressed a potential trade with Kaapo Kakko and Trevor Zegras.
There has been a belief that Zegras would like a change of scenery and head to the Big Apple as he is from the New York area and would love to be a Ranger. Staple feels that this is not the case And that likely a trade between these two players will not transpire.
I don't think the Rangers have ever been interested in Zegras, much as the local kid would love to be a Ranger. I don't think the Sabres have ever seriously considered moving Tuch. And if the Rangers were in on either of those guys, it would take a lot more than Kakko as the centerpiece of whatever was going the other way.
The deal with Kakko now, after five pro seasons and 300 NHL games, is that he's not a player other teams are coveting. Teams surely want him, and I'd guess Drury has received offers but nothing good � he's a buy-low player now.
- Arthur Staple»
With Kakko underperforming with the Rangers since the day he arrived come it's quite unlikely that the Anaheim Ducks and the Rangers could do a one-on-one swap. The upside for Zegras is still quite high as the 23-year-old has played 211 games in the NHL, scored 55 goals with 99 assists for 154 points.
Safe to say if this deal were to go down, Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek with certainly appeared to be the loser on his end of the deal and general manager Chris Drury would be the clear winner.
Source: HockeyFeed
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