Chris Kreider is one of the top names floating around the NHL ahead of next month's trade deadline, and for good reason. He is an effective scoring winger perhaps playing the best hockey of his career (17 goals, 15 a sists in 48 games); his contract lasts through the 2020-21 season at a team-friendly . Plenty of teams that expect to contend both this spring and next season surely will check on Kreider's availability over the next month, but the Boston Bruins reportedly view him as Al Kaline Jersey their over the next month. NBC Sports Boston's Joe Haggerty cited James McCann Jersey anonymous hockey sources in his , which also noted it remains po sible that New York could hold on to Kreider for the rest of the season. The Rangers (23-21-4, 50 points) are 10 points out of the Eastern Conference through Tuesday's standings, and are unlikely to make the playoffs but general manager Jeff Gorton is still a se sing his roster. As on Wednesday, the Rangers have back-to-back games with the NHL-worst Detroit Red Wings after the All-Star break. An early February surge could to Kreider, even if he does . MORE: Say Jordan Zimmermann Jersey Gorton does decide he's willing to move Kreider, though; how likely is he to land in Boston? The game-winner with :25 left, courtesy of Chris Kreider. Rangers on MSG (@RangersMSGN) The Bruins are seemingly in need of help on the wing every season; they have been It symbolically helps that he grew up in Boxford, Ma s., and played at Boston College; the team has already. The Bruins have long had a top line of elite players in Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. It's the second-line wing positions that the club has sought help at consistently in recent years, and it's where Kreider could fit right in. Kreider has a in his contract, but Boston's status as a clear Stanley Cup contender should render it a non-i sue. Sweeney has the first-round draft Nick Castellanos Jersey pick that the Rangers for a Kreider deal; he has younger wingers, , who could grow into Matthew Boyd Jersey the role Kreider may leave behind in Manhattan as well. Boston is right up against the salary cap ( ) which could make a trade difficult to complete, but it hasn't stopped Sweeney and Gorton from dealing before: Boston acquired Rick Nash from the Rangers in a in exchange for a package that included three players, two draft picks, and salary retained on Matt Beleskey's contract to make it all work. The NHL's trade deadline is on Feb. 24.