Steve Zipay at Newsday feels that trade talk involving the Rangers will be picking up soon and that there are numerous players that have piqued their interest.Zipay says that Columbus' Vinny Prospal; Anaheim's Teemu Selanne; Buffalo's Derek Roy and Carolina's Tuomo Ruutu are among the names linked to the Rangers as they all could help the beleaguered power play. Zipay notes that Prospal could be had on the cheap while players like Roy and Ruutu would cost a player, a prospect and a pick. Selanne would have to waive his no-trade clause before any trade is approved....while Roy (9g, 16a, -11) & Ruutu (15g, 11a, -1) are solid players, I'm not sure they're worth giving up as much as Zipay thinks. Especially with Ruutu likely just a rental being in the final year of his contract ($3.8 million this season) and Roy, a former 30-goal scorer, looking like he hasn't fully healed from his torn quad tendon last year.
According to Zipay, on defense, the names of ...
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