The Rangers may try to trade a goaltender to the Montreal Canadiens
There have been recent rumors that Kent Hughes may be seriously interested in Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov, assuming Carey Price may not return to action in the near future.
The price to pay to acquire his services could well be Artturi Lehkonen and a goalie (possibly Jake Allen or Samuel Montembeault) and perhaps another element, which means that the price asked by the Capitals could simply be too high for Hughes and gorton.
But there might be another good young NHL goaltender who could become very attractive to multiple teams by March 21.
Reporter Larry Brooks said that young Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev would be on the market and time is running out if Rangers GM Chris Drury wants to get some good value back from the Bulgarian-born keeper.
He will become a restricted free agent at the end of the season and will also be eligible for arbitration.
Brooks also mentioned in his article that he believes the Rangers' plan would be to attempt to trade him before the trade deadline, as he believes Georgiev would have other plans in sight than signing a new deal with the Rangers.
What if Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton look to New York for a goaltender?
After all, Gorton was Rangers' GM when Georgiev signed his first contract with the team and he could be part of a swap deal involving another Rangers prospect for a Ben Chiarot, or an Artturi Lehkonen.
Do you think Alexander Georgiev could prove to be an excellent plan B for Kent Hughes, should he ever be unable to come to an agreement for Ilya Samsonov?
