The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, but Rangers GM Chris Drury feels the team will receive a big boost down the stretch in another way.

Access the Rangers beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers. tRY IT NOW The Rangers completed the no-brainer trade they’d been working on.

The New York Rangers traded Reilly Smith to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in exchange for former first-rounder Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick that originally belonged to the San Jose Sharks,