Arthur Staple of The Athletic: Arguably, the Andrew Ladd trade was the equivalent of a giant dump. New York gave up three draft picks to the Arizona Coyotes for cap space. Let’s be honest.
Lou Lamoriello’s drafts have not gone all that well in the past decade anyway.
It is much more about cap space for a team that arguably is built more for a pandemic than an 82-game schedule. Lamoriello dumped Nick Leddy and his albatross defensive style as well. Then, he signed Andy Greene to a cheap one-year deal at league minimum plus bonus.