#Rangers are already retaining salary on two players (Ryan Spooner & Matt Zuccarello), meaning that they can only retain salary on one more player this season (3 retained salary transactions are the max permitted).
Perhaps NY is keeping that last RST in their back pocket.
This potential WPG-NYR deal is WPG 2019 first-round pick, Brendan Lemieux and a conditional pick in exchange for Kevin Hayes. Believe an agreement is in place but trade call not set yet.