With the 2018 NHL trade deadline approaching, the Rangers could be involved in the frenzy. Here are five of the team’s best deals over the years.
2009: Rangers trade Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto to the Montreal Canadiens for Ryan McDonagh, Chris Higgins, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik.
This one almost seems unfair. The two big players traded in this deal were Scott Gomez and Ryan McDonagh. In two years with Montreal, Gomez totaled 21 goals. Not only did the Rangers unload the remaining $30 million in Gomez’s contract for five years, but they also landed a future Norris Trophy candidate in 2014, and a top defenseman for years to come.