The New York Rangers trade of Ryan Reaves to the Minnesota Wild freed up some much needed cap space. Even though the team is projected to have $6,682,222 in deadline cap space per Cap Friendly, there are still opportunities to trim more fat.
The long story short is that this is a very talented team with flaws that need to be addressed if they hope to return to the Eastern Conference Final and avenge last year’s loss. This isn’t a team that is a player away, and the front office should be doing everything they can to have enough flexibility to be major players before and at the deadline.