Per Larry Brooks, the Rangers have been in touch about Jack Eichel, which is showing increased interest from prior reports. Per Brooks, the Rangers and Sabres have had preliminary talks about Eichel. It is worth noting that the Blueshirts’ interest in Eichel was mostly during Jeff Gorton’s tenure, and Chris Drury isn’t nearly as committed to bringing him in.
That said, for the right price, anyone can be had. The deal breaker last year was the #1 overall pick (Alexis Lafreniere), so that’s still off the table this year.