Ahead of the summer, the New York Rangers have very limited cap space. Finding players that are going to carry smaller cap hits but provide more in production and what they bring off the ice is going to be the task handed to Chris Drury. Whether or not he is able to finally put all the pieces in place or not is going to depend on how well he flushes out the depth. Not just up front but on the blueline too.
This is important because we can all see the holes up front left by the departing Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane, but the void left by Niko Mikkola will need to be filled too if Zachary Jones is not capable of stepping into the role full-time next season.