Brad Marchand of the Bruins skates against Pavel Buchnevich of the Rangers during the first period at TD Garden on Thursday in Boston. Credit: Getty Images/Maddie Meyer
The NHL trade deadline is less than a month away, and as things stand right now, the Rangers will not be in the position to be buyers on April 12.
At this point, the Rangers are a long shot to make the playoffs, so they won’t be trading away draft picks or prospects to pick up a physical, top-nine forward, or a veteran, third-pair defenseman to make a push to get in to the 16-team postseason.