Chris Kreider's surprising summer swap to Anaheim has the Rangers second-guessing every move six months later, with the veteran sniper thriving out west while New York's offense sputters. Now whispers from front offices point to Boston as the ideal next stop for the $45.5 million goal machine, slotting him perfectly into their top-six void.

The Penguins quietly position themselves as a logical landing spot for Mika Zibanejad amid swirling Rangers trade chatter, even with his ironclad no-move clause demanding his buy-in. Zibanejad surges with a bounce-back season, notching points at a clip that has contenders salivating, but Chris Drury's aggressive roster purge - think Kreider to Anaheim - signals New York's reset button stays jammed down.