The New York Rangers recently came to terms with center Kevin Hayes on a one-year contract. ESNY’s Frank Curto correctly states that this will ultimately result in a Hayes-specific trade.
Not only is this the correct move for the franchise, they should look to trade him as soon as they can.
Hayes has become a solid player for the Rangers during his tenure here. He went from a player that then-head coach Alain Vigneault scratched in his second season due to playing poor defense to a player the coach trusted to run the top penalty kill unit.