Nils Lundkvist, Vitali Kravtsov top list of players Rangers could deal as deadline approaches

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With the NHL’s March 21 commerce deadline steadily approaching, the Rangers are anticipated to be consumers. Reinforcements are wanted if the Rangers hope to reach the playoffs, and the group has an attractive pool of younger gamers and prospects who're certain to have common managers across the league checking in with group president Chris Drury.

So which Rangers could possibly be traded? Listed below are the three gamers more than likely to be packaged in a deal earlier than the commerce deadline or within the offseason.

1. Nils Lundkvist, D

At 21 years outdated and loaded with offensive potential, Nils Lundkvist may convey again a veteran in a commerce to bolster the Rangers’ playoff rotation.

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The hype that adopted Lundkvist on his journey from Sweden to New York makes the 21-year-old defenseman’s spot on the high of this record all of the extra surprising. To anybody who has watched the Rangers this season, nonetheless, it was evident Lundkvist by no means was fairly capable of make the anticipated impression on the blue line in his 25 video games performed.