Hours after the Rangers knocked off their Hudson River rivals, the Devils, 5-2, in an emotional Saturday afternoon game at Madison Square Garden, the Blueshirts pulled the trigger on a trade that shipped away fan favorite forward Mats Zuccarello, sending him to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a second round pick in this summer’s NHL draft and a third rounder in 2020.
According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the second rounder would become a first round pick if the Stars win two playoff rounds and the third rounder would also become a first round pick if Dallas re-signs Zuccarello, who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent July 1.