4:59PM: Elliotte Friedman said that the Rangers will have no trouble moving Zuccarello or Hayes. (Nichols)
12:13PM: Kevin Hayes, Mats Zuccarello and Vlad Namestnikov are all part of TSN's first Trade Bait board of the season. (TSN.ca)
Hayes is ranked 2nd, Zuccarello 3rd and Vlad Namestnikov is 13th. (TSN.ca)
- Namestnikov is reportedly drawing interest around the league.
- Hayes has said that he wants to stay with the Rangers past this season.
- Zuccarello also said that he wants to remain with the Rangers.
Darren Dreger said that there are whispers around Hayes and Zuccarello and noted that the Rangers are likely going to be a team that is "active" at some point this year. (Nichols)
Elliotte Friedman has said that the Rangers are willing to listen except on their "young core players." (Nichols)
Both Friedman and Dreger wondered about Artemi Panarin possibly joining the Rangers this summer as a UFA.
Larry Brooks wrote recently that it might be time for the Rangers to move rental players like Zuccarello, Hayes and Adam McQuaid rather than hold onto them until closer to the deadline. (NY Post)