All eyes will be on the New York Rangers this summer as they prepare for their biggest offseason in decades.
Armed with the No.2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and around $20 million in cap space, the New York Rangers are primed to dramatically improve their roster and really accelerate this rebuild.
Superstar free agents in the ilk of Artemi Panarin and Erik Karlsson have been linked to the Blueshirts, while either one of Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko will land in the Big Apple carrying the tag as the next chosen one who can lead this franchise to glory.
Plus, with Henrik Lundqvist hoping for a bounceback year, stud defenseman Adam Fox now on the roster and Mika Zibanejad having emerged as an elite two-way center, this team is primed to take the next step and morph into a contender sooner rather than later.
There is no doubt that this offseason will be a busy one for the Rangers with lots of questions to be answered and a plethora of storylines to keep an eye on.
One question that we want to focus on now, however, is whether or not the New York Rangers need to get tougher in 2019-20?
If the answer is yes, then they could do worse than exploring a trade for Vegas Golden Knights bruiser Ryan Reaves.
Now, there will be a fair amount of people who will be shaking their heads in disgust already at the thought of adding an old head to this roster packed to the brim with young, exciting talent.
But, just hear us out for a minute. While the modern-day NHL is built around speed and skill, there is still a place in the game for an old fashioned enforcer who can protect his team-mates as well as giving them a jolt of energy when its needed.
Reaves ticks all of those boxes and, as shown during his time with Vegas, he can also chip in with offensive production too.
This suggestion will no doubt split opinion but we’ve taken a look at the pros and cons to any potential trade for Ryan Reaves…