The NHL trade deadline is a little more than two days away, and many of the best rental players for teams to target still are available.
Let’s take a look at five rental players worth gambling on for a playoff run. You’ll notice the lack of a defenseman on this list, and that’s because the market for blueliners among pending unrestricted free agents is quite thin.
Eric Staal, Center, Carolina Hurricanes
Stats: 63 GP, 10 G, 23 A, 33 Pts
Age: 31
Contract: $ 8.25 million, UFA on July 1
The Hurricanes are in an interesting spot. They were expected to be among the wor…