Montreal Canadiens: Three Intriguing Prospects The Habs Could Acquire For Ben Chiarot

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are off to a terrific start to this season and are among the top teams in the Eastern Conference. They are also in a really deep Metropolitan Division and are going to need some added depth if they want to maintain their current seeding in the standings.

They are all set in goal with Igor Shesterkin and are deep up front. Recent first overall pick Alexis Lafreniere is on their third line so they are doing okay with forwards.

Their defence is deep and talented as well, but it has a couple of more question marks. Their top two defenders are Adam Fox and Jacob Trouba and they both play the right side. They are currently paired with Ryan Lindgren and K’Andre Miller. Lindgren is just 23 years old while Miller is 21. The Rangers third pairing also features 21 year old Nils Lundkvist.

The Rangers could use Chiarot on one of those top two pairs and move a younger blue liner down the depth chart.

In exchange, the Canadiens would be looking closely at defenceman Braden Schneider. The Rangers have plenty of options on the right side with Fox, Trouba and Nils Lundkvist already on the NHL roster. Right shooting, two-way defender Schneider who was the defenceman of the year in the WHL last season after scoring 27 points in 22 games would make sense for the Rangers to use as trade bait as it doesn’t seem like he will be able to crack their lineup anytime soon.

He was a first round pick of the Rangers in 2020, which was Jeff Gorton’s last draft with the Rangers before being let go and ultimately landing in Montreal, and he plays a physical defensive game but can also really move with the puck and get involved offensively as well.