In a move that surprises no one, the Carolina Hurricanes have traded the rights to Adam Fox to the New York Rangers in return for a pair of draft picks.
It has been no secret that Adam Fox had no intentions to sign with the Carolina Hurricanes. I have already mentioned all the options the Carolina Hurricanes had with the rights to the Harvard Defender. It looks like they have exercised one of those.
The team that is taking the rights to Fox will be the New York Rangers. They have the best chance of getting him signed. He has made it very clear that he is a New York Ranger fan growing up and a deal with that team seems to have saved the Carolina Hurricanes a John Tavares style of conflict down the road.
A deal like this with a team within the division is a risky one, especially a team looking to cut their rebuild short thanks to a top three pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. But the return seems to be well worth the risk.
The Rangers, in return have given the Carolina Hurricanes their own 2019 2nd round pick as well as a 3rd round pick in the 2020 draft. There is a condition on that 3rd round pick in 2020 that changes it to a 2nd round pick.
TRADE:
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) April 30, 2019
To NY #Rangers:
D Adam Fox (signing rights)
To Carolina #Hurricanes:
2019 2nd RD pick (NYR)
2020 3rd RD pick (NYR) conditional*
* Condition: If Fox plays more than 30 games next season, the 2020 3rd RD pick becomes a 2020 2nd RD pick instead.https://t.co/pOmLyOX15A pic.twitter.com/3By8dLLro0
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The condition of course is that Fox does sign with the New York Rangers next season and logs in at least 30 games. For a player who has stated that he wants “to play in the NHL as soon as possible” that should not be a problem.
Fox has been a huge question mark for the Carolina Hurricanes this season. After stating earlier that he wished to do another year at Harvard the trade between the Hurricanes and Flames that sent both Dougie Hamilton and Micheal Ferland to Raleigh came under scrutiny.
This trade validates that trade and places the Hurricanes in a stronger position in the upcoming draft with the 37th pick available to them as well. However, those looking for omens after that trade should look no further than this tweet:
The last time the Hurricanes had a top prospect refuse to sign after his college season in a playoff year, they won the Stanley Cup. Jack Johnson would have his name on it.
— Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock) April 30, 2019
The saga of Adam Fox in Carolina has come to a close. Will we see him wearing Ranger blue next season? Will this be the start of player rivalry with this team? Or will he become another dud with no real professional experience?
Question for CC Readers: How do you feel about the Trade? Did Carolina get enough for the budding defenseman? Or perhaps they should have held on to him for another year to avoid a rival from cutting their rebuild short?