from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

The Coyotes were able to get a first-rounder and a young defenseman from the Blackhawks for pending free-agent forward Antoine Vermette at last season’s deadline, so any suggestion the Blueshirts will have to sell low on Yandle is nonsensical.

It would seem as if Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton could spark a bidding war for Yandle among Western powers Chicago and Los Angeles, if not Dallas, San Jose and Minnesota, as well. Keep in mind neither the Kings nor the Sharks have a 2016 first-rounder available.

By the way, if the Rangers could somehow get Andrew Shaw out of Chicago in a deal for Yandle, that could be the ultimate.

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