New York Rangers: Five expansion draft trade targets

May 31, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA: General overall view of the T-Mobile Arena exterior on Las Vegas Blvd. on the Las Vegas strip. The facility will be the home of the NHL expansion franchise Vegas Golden Knights which will begin play during the 2017-18 season. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

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The expansion draft for the Vegas Golden Knights presents a unique opportunity for the New York Rangers. With many quality players being exposed, surprisingly or not, the Rangers should take advantage of this unique situation.

Part of the intrigue surrounding the expansion draft involves the numerous deals that will occur because of it. Las Vegas has made it known that they will be flipping some of their selections almost immediately for assets. The quality of players that are available is enticing to the New York Rangers, as well as every other team.

The Rangers don’t need to look far to realize that they themselves will lose a quality player. One of Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Oscar Lindberg or Jesper Fast will be plucked from the team. The player selected may then immediately be flipped for other assets, Raanta especially fits the bill.

Instead of focusing on what players the Rangers may lose, we’re going to look at how the Rangers can use this unusual summer to their advantage.

We’re going to take a look at five exposed players that the Rangers should acquire by working out a deal with the Golden Knights.

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