The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, but Rangers GM Chris Drury feels the team will receive a big boost down the stretch in another way.
The Rangers are looking to part with forward Chris Kreider but it won't be a trade deadline move as they look toward the summer.
Kreider — who played for Team USA in its 4 Nations Face-Off final loss to Canada on Thursday and scored a goal in the Rangers’ loss to the Sabres on Saturday — has been dealing with injuries sporadically this season, beginning in November with back spasms that sidelined him for three games.
New York sent the 33-year-old Reilly Smith, who won a Cup in the Desert, to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in exchange for forward prospect Brendan Brisson, a former first-round pick, 29 overall in 2020,