There’s been a lot of talk about the New York Rangers — suddenly and shockingly a team flush with cap space — taking on other team’s problem deals to help give them cap relief. For assets, of course. Don’t forget about the assets.
A few names have been thrown out. Bobby Ryan (four years left at $7.25-million per), Ryan Callahan (two years left at $5.8-million per), or Braydon Coburn (one year left at $3.7-million per). Milan Lucic represents another option in the Ryan stratosphere, although one with much bigger complications — and thus possibilities.