Let the moves begin.
The Rangers started their trade deadline maneuvers by sending winger Mats Zuccarello to the Stars, according to TSN. The return is two conditional draft picks — a second-rounder in 2019 that would become a first-rounder if Dallas wins two playoff rounds (unlikely); and a third-rounder in 2020 that becomes a first-rounder if Dallas resigns the pending unrestricted free agent.
The Rangers are retiring approximately 25 percent of Zuccarello’s prorated $4.5 million annual salary-cap hit, according to The Post’s Larry Brooks.
Zuccarello was a healthy scratch for the Rangers during Saturday afternoon’s 5-2 win over the Devils at the Garden, along with fellow trade chips Kevin Hayes and Adam McQuaid.