Key players the NY Rangers should keep and trade this offseason

NY Rangers: Who to keep?

Options. Options. Options. There are so many notable players that the Rangers really need to focus on. One of these is Ryan Strome. He has been a great asset to the team. He has had his moments of leaving fans scratching their heads, but overall, he has been great.

This season, Strome has 54 points in 74 games. He has nine points in 19 games for the playoffs. He has taken a few too many penalties, which most of the time were dumb. I don’t mean dumb because I thought they were bad calls from the refs. I mean dumb because they were bad moves on Strome’s part. This is one factor that I was getting frustrated with.

On the bright side, he has matched up well with the Artemi Panarin line. The Breadman had 96 points in 75 games this season and 16 points in 20 games for the playoffs. Nice!

I would keep Strome, but this brings more issues.

What about Andrew Copp? Get rid of him? NO! He did such a good job from the time the Rangers acquired him, so getting rid of him would be like taking out the jelly in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It just doesn’t make sense.

Going back to what I said about the issue the Rangers are in. Their dilemma is the salary cap space at approximately $12 M. It would be really hard for the Rangers to keep both Strome AND Copp. It may look as though one player would be able to stay and the other one traded. I would love for them to keep both because of what they each bring to the team.