Looking at Rangers' trade deadline options

The Rangers likely won't trade Rick Nash now, but another disappointing postseason could mean the end of his Blueshirt tenure.The Rangers do not look good enough to win the Stanley Cup, but GM Jeff Gorton is facing a perplexing trade deadline because his team has given him reasons for both shaking up and solidifying his roster before Feb. 29.

On the one hand, the Blueshirts (27-17-5, 59 points) are in second place in the Metropolitan Division and began to play better in January. On the other, they limped into the NHL All-Star break by no-showing against a non-playoff Ottawa team and surrendering a two-goal, third-period lead to a non-playoff Buffalo club. With results like those, how can a…