Drury Addresses Needs Early

Chris Drury pulled the trigger on a trade, acquiring right winger Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola from the St Louis Blues, in exchange for winger Sammy Blais, minor league prospect defenseman Hunter Skinner and two picks.
For the best part of two years, Gallant has struggled to solve the top six, and while the new-found confidence of the Kid Line is giving the Rangers some added scoring punch, the concentration of the three young forwards on one line, has created further holes on the other two scoring lines.