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Win-now Rangers defend future, analyze promising prospects

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Pavel Buchnevich, Aleksi Saarela (top right) and Brandon Halverson

The Rangers haven’t had a draft selection higher than 41st overall the last three Junes, with that pick acquired from Anaheim as part of the Carl Hagelin-Emerson Etem trade, the only one higher than 59th overall starting in 2013.

It is against that backdrop of reality that Gordie Clark, the Blueshirts’ director of player personnel, told The Post last week he believes the team’s pipeline of prospects is “reasonable.”

“Obviously we haven’t had the crack at the top available talent, but when we get to Traverse City [Mich.