The Rangers are heading towards the 2018 NHL trade deadline with a handful of big ticket players that the front office is reportedly ready to move. We’ve all heard the Rick Nash, Michael Grabner, and Ryan McDonagh rumors, but Jeff Gorton can’t stop there.
The best thing that the Rangers’ front office can do is admit and embrace defeat. That means moving players who are more valuable as trading chips than as cogs in the rebuild and moving players with expiring contracts – which includes selling Nick Holden.