from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

Regarding the Rangers, who already will have completed more than 1/40 of their season after Monday’s match at the Garden against Stanley Cup finalist San Jose:

My, how time flies when you’re taking care of the defensive zone.

Yes indeed, wayward Winnipeg right defenseman Jacob Trouba fills a crying need for the Rangers, both in present and future tense, and the Blueshirts might well be able to get him for, say, Brady Skjei and Chris Kreider, maybe even for Skjei and J.T. Miller. They might as well add Dylan McIlrath to the package.

But that price is too high, even if it is obvious that the Blueshirts’ right side is questionable at full strength and already stressed attempting to cope with injuries to Dan Girardi (sidelined indefinitely with the hip flexor he sustained Saturday) and Kevin Klein (perhaps in against the Sharks after missing the first two with lower back problems). It is too high even if it seems at first blush as if the Rangers have an abundance of wingers.

There is no rush. The clock on Trouba, the 22-year-old unsigned free agent who is seeking a trade, won’t begin to tick meaningfully until the NHL’s Dec. 1 sign-or-else deadline comes into focus.

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