The New York Rangers, in a weird way, went all-in at the deadline. By not trading Chris Kreider at the deadline for what would have been a bounty, management declared they’re thinking now about the short-term instead of the long-term. Blue Line Station’s Daniel Blanda argues that it was a mistake:
So, here’s the primary reason the New York Rangers a hundred percent choked this trade deadline: they should have thought with their heads and not their hearts and traded Chris Kreider away. The value for Kreider will never be that high again.