Status: Sellers
Despite playing surprisingly well this season, the Rangers are in the bottom five of the Eastern Conference and are committed to a rebuild that began late last season.
New York made its first big move Saturday, trading 31-year-old forward Mats Zuccarello, who can become an unrestricted free agent July 1, to the Dallas Stars for a conditional second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft and a conditional third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Meanwhile 26-year-old forward Kevin Hayes, who also can become a UFA on July 1, is expected to be traded and was a healthy scratch in New York's 5-2 win against the New Jersey Devils and is expected to be held out of the lineup Sunday when the Rangers play the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena (12:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, NBCWA, MSG, NHL.TV).
Defenseman Adam McQuaid is another potential UFA who would have value to a team looking to add a veteran who's won the Stanley Cup.