Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 28 ga Fabrairu, 2016, Staal, a shekarar karshe ta kwantiraginsa, an yi musayar sa zuwa New York Rangers a musayar Aleksi Saarela da zagaye na biyu na zagaye na biyu (2016 da 2017
) Ya ce: Eric ya haɗu da ɗan'uwansa Marc a New York, amma ya yi gwagwarmaya ga Rangers, yana yin rikodin maki shida a cikin wasanni 20 na yau da kullun, da maki sifili a cikin rashin nasara na wasanni biyar ga Pittsburgh Penguins a zagaye na farko na Stanley Cup Playoffs.