The Rangers were never going to get another team’s high-end prospect — despite the, like, 20 … Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. Kevin Hayes Trade: Breaking It All Down The 2019 1st round pick. Kevin Hayes was traded to the Winnipeg Jets by the New York Rangers on Monday for Brendan Lemieux and two draft picks. The New York Rangers have traded center Kevin Hayes to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2019 first-round draft pick, forward Brendan Lemieux and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2022 draft. However, just over a year after the trade took place, the Jets can look back with confidence. They also traded scoring winger Hayes signed a one-year, $5.175 million contract last summer.
Less than 20 days after the trade, Hayes signed a seven-year, $50 million extension with the Flyers and is currently enjoying his first season in the City of Brotherly Love. Hayes has two goals and eight assists in 34 playoff games.It's another step forward in the Rangers' rebuild. He played for the team last season. Along with Pionk, this trade keeps on giving for the Jets. Kevin Hayes comes over from the Rangers, much like Paul Stastny was brought in last year at … The Jets got an up-and-coming defenceman and a quality prospect, and the Flyers got Kevin Hayes, a solid top-six forward option. Pionk, who had only seen limited ice-time while with the Rangers, has blossomed into a high-calibre, top-four defenceman, as his point totals have nearly doubled compared to last season. "According to TSN, the Rangers would only receive the 2022 conditional fourth-round pick if the Jets win the Stanley Cup this season.The Jets were believed to be in on Ottawa Senators center With Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello now traded, the only players left on the Rangers from their 2014-15 Presidents' Trophy-winning team are Henrik Lundqvist, Chris Kreider and Marc Staal.Hayes, 26, has 14 goals and 28 assists for 42 points in 51 games this season while averaging a career-high 19:27 a night.

Slotting in as a consistent bottom-six forward, Lemieux In all honesty, Winnipeg, Philadelphia, and New York all benefited from these two trades. © The Hockey Writers 2018. What did the Rangers get? Over 2 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix. Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Despite having Hayes for only a fraction of the regular season and playoffs, the Jets managed their assets extremely well.

"I've been in New York five years and have made some pretty good friendships here," he added. The Rangers now have the Jets' first-round pick, the Stars' second-round pick and the Lightning's second-round pick in June's draft. Posting a respectable 13 points in the final 20 regular-season games while also chipping in with three points in the playoffs, Hayes made an effective impact during his short tenure north of the border. The Winnipeg Jets have their second-line center.
The 4 teams most associated with Hayes are the Nashville Predators, Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and Winnipeg Jets.

Hayes, a pending free agent at … Hayes is expected to plug in on Winnipeg's second line alongside "I'm excited to get to Winnipeg and play tomorrow," Hayes told TSN. Kevin Hayes. Rangers Trade Kevin Hayes and Adam McQuaid, Stockpiling Prospects Kevin Hayes, who joined the Rangers as a free agent in 2014, has 87 goals and 129 assists in … It’s no debate that Hayes undoubtedly made the Jets better.

Getting solid production from Hayes, parting ways with a defenceman who clashed with management at times, and getting a sizeable return that has become part of their future makes Kevin Cheveldayoff look like a winner after everything is said and done.At the end of the day, it’ll be a few years at least before a clear winner can be confidently determined. In his first eight games, the 19-year-old posted an admirable five points before being sent back down to the AHL (and then later his Finnish club Lukko) to avoid burning the first year of his entry-level contract.

The New York Rangers have agreed to trade Kevin Hayes to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Brendan Lemieux, a first round pick and a conditional pick. This is the big chip that Jeff Gorton has to land an additional first round pick in the 2019 Draft. If Tampa Bay wins the Stanley Cup this season, that second-round pick will become a first-round pick.With the Rangers hovering around .500 and well out of playoff position, tearing it down makes some sense. After spending five seasons in a New York Rangers’ uniform, Kevin Hayes was traded to the Winnipeg Jets on February 25, 2019. Hayes needed... Brendan Lemieux.

All rights reserved. This is the biggest part of the deal, and likely the requirement that got it done. "I'm a forward who likes to pass first and make the guys around me a little better. Definitely the “lesser-skilled” package of players (so far), but with this trade only being a year old, there is still plenty of time for Trouba to make an impact. He has flourished on a Jets team in desperate need of consistent defensive ability and has been a big reason why the Jets are still playoff contenders.