The team get a bunch of project, around 20 draft picks next 2 years, and only 3 players with the contact for next year older that 25.
This how it is getting done when organization goes all in.
Earlier this month, the Rangers released an open letter in which President Glen Sather and General Manager Jeff Gorton admitted the franchise would focus on the future, in a bid to build the foundations for its next tilt at the Stanley Cup.While it remains to be seen whether the latter part of the equation will turn out to be true, the Rangers have certainly accomplished the former. Not only did they trade captain McDonagh and Miller to Tampa Bay, they also waved goodbye to three rentals, with Rick Nash and Nick Holden joining the Boston Bruins, while Michael Grabner moved across the Hudson to the New Jersey Devils.
In return the Rangers got Vladislav Namestnikov—who has already accumulated 123 points in 263 NHL games—from Tampa Bay and Ryan Spooner—who has 144 points in 244 games—from the Bruins.
Add to that the Lightning’s 2018 first-round pick, a conditional second-round pick in 2019—which becomes a first if they win the Stanley Cup—the Bruins' 2018 first-round and third round pick and the Devils' 2018 second-round pick and a 2019 seventh-round pick from the Bruins.
With a couple of young prospects, including Libor Hajek and Brett Howden, also arriving in New York, the Rangers can be happy with their mercato.
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