1 trade every NHL team should make

New York Rangers

As stated earlier, the New York Rangers have an excellent problem. They have too many good forwards. It’s rarely a problem, but it is one if it causes your defense to suffer. Such is the Rangers dilemma. They must address their defense and they don’t have many prospects to deal.

Pavel Buchnevich is probably untouchable at this point. But J.T. Miller likely isn’t. This isn’t an issue of him not producing, it’s an issue of the Rangers needing to find someone of value to trade for a puck moving defenseman. Former nemesis Mike Green of the Detroit Red Wings makes a lot of sense.

Miller would provide the Red Wings with a quality young forward. They don’t have too many of those, which isn’t a good thing considering they need to rebuild. As mentioned earlier, this could create an expansion draft issue for the Rangers, but if they buy out Dan Girardi, it’s easily fixed.

Green would give the Rangers an elite power play catalyst. He made the Capitals power play go while in DC. Sure, Alex Ovechkin got the goals. But Green was the guy who often got him the puck to begin with. With Ryan McDonagh and Brady Skjei being the only quality puck movers for the Rangers, they need one more guy who can do it. Green is a perfect fit.