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          Trade Grades: Can Staal help the Rangers win a Cup?

          • Craig Custance, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 28, 2016, 08:46 PM
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            • Senior NHL writer for ESPN The Magazine
            • Wrote for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
            • Wrote for The Sporting News
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          The deal

          New York Rangers get: Eric Staal

          Carolina Hurricanes get: Aleksi Saarela, 2016 second-round pick, 2017 second-round pick

          Rangers: B+