Rangers' Chris Drury works the bench during a game against the Flyers on March 17. Credit: AP/Bruce Bennett
The Rangers were sellers at the NHL trade deadline in 2018, 2019 and 2020, offloading talent in exchange for draft picks and prospects as they went all in on their rebuild. In 2021, as the rebuild appeared to turn the corner, they stood pat.
Now, in 2022, with the rebuild clearly over, and the playoffs seemingly a foregone conclusion for a team with a 31-13-5 record, first-year general manager Chris Drury is in a different position altogether. He can go shopping.