New York Rangers: Five teams that New York could trade with on draft day

Number five: Oscar Klefbom

The Edmonton Oilers have themselves quite the problem. They currently have control over the best player in the entire league for the next ten years. Outside of wonder kid Connor McDavid though, the Oilers have few quality players. In addition to needing more parts, Edmonton is always an active team during the offseason. The past two years, the team made some of the biggest moves that affected the entire league. That one for one Taylor Hall and Adam Larsson trade ranks amongst the worst in recent memory.

The Rangers and Oilers both have parts that would match up well with other. New York has talented scoring forwards that can supplement McDavid. As for what the Oilers have, there are several avenues of approach. New York could target Edmonton’s draft picks or roster players. Either would make sense for the Rangers. A straight up Mats Zuccarello for the Oilers first round pick trade would not be unreasonable.

There is also the possibility of New York taking on an expiring Oilers’ contract in return for an asset. The Rangers could conceivably get a high round draft pick in exchange for taking on Milan Lucic’s contract. There are multiple trades that could be made between the two teams. The Rangers and Oilers are in similar situations where there is serious roster overhaul needed.