If cost is an issue then I would tell you to stay away from gas. Either way your best bet is to have a professional come in and help with this issue. Electric and gas are specialized trades and depending on where you place the stove will dictate a lot of different variables.

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Why is gas such a big deal if you a gas line into the house . I guess a lot of people are going convection so that could also be an option but i still prefer gas for cooking and I have a gas range 36’ and also double electric wall ovens because i like some things better baked or cooked with gas and others better in electric. I guess my choice would be where the venting is already in place. I think i like the fridge where it is , but a counter depth one would be better. Just figured where the cooktop is so I think I would put the range on the back wall as I don’t like them so close to the sink. The reason I like the fridge where it is is that it is handy to the rest of the house and a bit of a walk to the sink but I think where the wall ovens are is probably not much closer.

You need to be working with a KD. You’re trying to stuff 40 pounds in a 10 pound sack. None of your options are good and your layout needs help.

Post your question on the Kitchen Forum where they have people to help with layouts.

"I have NO experience with gas and am slightly intimidated by it, but love and the look."

Unless you never cook, that's the wrong reason to choose a range. Cooking with gas shouldn't be intimidating, but the look of a technology is not the reason you should choose it. I recently switched from a conventional electric to induction and I LOVE it, better than a gas stove. As for gas ovens - meh. I've always preferred electric ovens, with a convection option.

" As a child I had nightmares of looming house fires after watching older relatives striking matches to their gas stoves."

Me too, but I've used gas stoves in friends' homes and rentals, and got over my fear......I used to love gas stoves and wish I had one, until I switched to induction. Now I get a great stove with an electric oven (which I prefer over a gas one).

Oh, as far as placement goes....I'd probably move the fridge, but beyond that I can't really see much of what's where.

The best place for your range is where your present stovetop is - no matter what range you get. The area between your sink and range is often the most used prep space, even if you have an island. You do not want to be carrying food to cook across the kitchen. If there is space, I would move the fridge to the left of the sink. Fridge - sink - range is a really good line up for a functional kitchen as long as there is adequate space between each. It also keeps the island from blocking any paths from one place to the other - between fridge, sink, range.

As long as the fridge is within reach of the sink for ease of offloading foods to be prepped, the actual cooking can take place across the room, IMO. With your fridge across the room from the sink, I'd be an unhappy cook schlepping food around the island to wash and prep. What does your new arrangment's floor plan look like? How's the work triangle?