For years the New York Rangers have been in a situation where they had to trade players away either to generate cap space or because they didn’t have any (Hagelin in 2015 is an example of that); but now they are on the other side of the spectrum. With the rebuild in full swing and cap space not being an issue, a case can be made to use that cap space as an asset. Elliotte Friedman hinted at this in his 31 thoughts recently. But what does it mean and what can fans expect if Jeff Gorton decides to go this route?
The Rangers can use their cap space as an asset this summer
