The NHL draft commences Friday with the primary spherical wherein the Rangers is not going to take part in the event that they determine to ship their twelfth general decide to Pittsburgh to finish the J.T. Miller deal as a substitute of deferring the switch to subsequent 12 months.
GM Chris Drury has till late Wednesday to inform Penguins GM Kyle Dubas — whose staff acquired the decide from Vancouver within the Marcus Pettersson commerce a day after the Blueshirts snagged Miller from the Canucks — of his resolution.
I’ve written a number of instances that the Blueshirts ought to full the transaction this 12 months in an effort to preserve the 2026 first-round choice in a draft that’s marketed as being a higher-quality draft.
At this level, the staff image isn’t in focus, however the Rangers can’t be within the place of sacrificing what is likely to be a premium lottery decide — and to a division rival, no much less — if issues go south.
