During the offseason and past trade deadlines, I often talk about dominoes, in that GMs often have to first assess the play of their existing youth pipelines before they go out and make moves to improve their roster. Two years ago, the Rangers needed to add more of a net front presence and physicality down the middle, as Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Strome, and Filip Chytil were all transition players. In that scenario, Chytil’s development was the domino that pushed Strome out of town and Trocheck into MSG. This season, a similar scenario presents itself, as Vitali Kravtsov solves many Rangers wing depth issues.
NY Rangers film room: What do the Rangers have in Vitali Kravtsov?
