from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

Rick Nash is still a Ranger, so is Chris Kreider and so is Derek Stepan. So, for that matter are Dan Girardi and Marc Staal, but we’ll get to that in a bit.

Sources have told The Post that the Rangers are not offering their assets at a discount; that while Gorton is committed to a summer remodeling, he is not going to take 60 or 80 cents back on the dollar for his top assets simply to create cap space or acquire badly needed draft selections. At the moment, the Blueshirts are not scheduled to pick until 81st overall after having dealt away their first- and second-round selections.

Regarding Nash, who despite an off-the-charts bad 2015-16 has been the Rangers’ best forward by a considerable margin over his four seasons in New York: The Post has been told the Blues are not interested in dealing for No. 61, even if the 32-year-old winger is one of the St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock’s all-time favorite players....

Sources also have told The Post that Nash — who has submitted a list of 12 teams to whom he can be sent as per his modified no-trade contract clause — would not approve a trade to a Canadian team. Options for a deal are thus limited.

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