{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Montreal Canadiens have traded for Patrik Laine and a 2026 second round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jordan Harris. " } }, { "id": "8mhw9hoq-vet91qid", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1825623298991903225", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1825623298991903225", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "While the Rangers didn’t necessarily express interest in Laine as far as we know, one NHL insider believed New York would have been the perfect fit for the young forward. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "“They don’t have the cap space, but what about a team like the NYR? I could see [Laine] fitting on the right side. That would make a ton of sense to me,” The Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli said." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Laine’s $8.7 million cap hit was a big issue, most likely being the biggest reason the Rangers weren’t serious contenders in these sweepstakes. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Canadiens reportedly retained Laine’s full salary, which is something the Rangers just couldn’t afford to do." } }, { "type": "video", "data": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/3jtUC3aF.mp4", "streached": true, "controls": true, "caption": "Sean Avery Illustrates Rangers Perfect Shift", "image": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/3jtUC3aF-poster.jpg" }, "cdn": { "service": "jwplayer", "playlistUrl": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3jtUC3aF.m3u8", "sources": [ { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3jtUC3aF.m3u8", "type": "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/3jtUC3aF-MekIZXV7.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 320, "width": 238, "label": "180p", "bitrate": 555262, "filesize": 2498683, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/3jtUC3aF-7QE9Jvzm.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 478, "width": 358, "label": "270p", "bitrate": 769695, "filesize": 3463631, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/3jtUC3aF-aEJFL7DH.m4a", "type": "audio/mp4", "label": "AAC Audio", "bitrate": 115503, "filesize": 519767 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/3jtUC3aF-stjsiaJR.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 640, "width": 478, "label": "360p", "bitrate": 977446, "filesize": 4398510, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/3jtUC3aF-kbqqdTAi.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 958, "width": 716, "label": "540p", "bitrate": 1626654, "filesize": 7319946, "framerate": 60 } ] } } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "This past season, Laine recorded six goals, three assists and nine points in 18 games as he missed a large portion of the year. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "New York comes into the 2024-25 season with a nearly identical roster to the one they had last year, aside from the additions of Reilly Smith and Sam Carrick." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Also From THN Rangers:" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/tony-deangelo-details-altercation-that-got-him-waived-from-rangers" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/the-replacement-for-sam-rosen-already-is-firmly-in-place" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/rangers-and-knicks-playoff-success-lead-to-historic-financial-numbers" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/its-time-for-a-new-generation-of-rangers-players-to-take-over" } } ] }

Canadiens Trade For Possible Rangers Target