Rick Nash and Michael Grabner seem sure to be traded. Mats Zuccarello might be. And, gulp, Ryan McDonagh? The New York Rangers are going to trade Mac? The captain?!?
Such thoughts occupy the minds of Rangers fans these days. Days filled with uncertainty and, perhaps, more than some disgust for the faithful.
Maybe, though, those fans ought to take a moment and focus on the most jarring element of the potential teardown that looms between now and the Feb. 26 trade deadline – uncertainty.
Because, fans, you aren’t too accustomed to this, are you?