The New York Rangers will not be staying pact this trade deadline season. A year after pulling off multiple trades and heading to the Eastern Conference Finals, general manager Chris Drury is likely going to swing for the fences again to try and get his team over the hump in a competitive Metro division. With Bo Horvat gone to the Islanders, pressure on Drury and the Rangers will mount to try and secure one of the top names being shopped around by the March 3rd deadline.
Still, if the Rangers have aspirations to make a deep playoff run this season, I have to think they’ll need someone more reliable in that sixth-defenseman role. It still doesn’t have to be anyone flashy, but maybe someone who won’t get caved in on shot and chance share while he’s on the ice. The heroics of Igor Shesterkin can mask a lot when it comes to Harpur’s actual impact, which features a bevy of high-quality chances against and almost no offense to speak of.
The NHL trade deadline is just over a month away, but talks involving some of the bigger names on the market are already heating up.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
91 | LW | |
72 | C | |
23 | D | |
12 | RW | |
21 | C | |
25 | D | |
41 | G | |
5 | D | |
24 | RW | |
74 | RW | |
20 | LW | |
13 | LW | |
15 | C | |
55 | D | |
79 | D | |
10 | LW | |
4 | D | |
31 | G | |
16 | C | |
8 | D | |
26 | LW | |
93 | C |