Ryan McDonagh is the dream. A top prospect who turned out to be anything and everything he was projected to be. A guy the New York Rangers got in perhaps the greatest trade of Gen Sather’s career. (That link is a beautiful time machine from Jim’s breaking news story in 2009. The best part? McDonagh is never mentioned in it once. Sometimes it’s easy to forget Chris Higgins was the original centerpiece of that deal. Also, in the comments people linked to a Rick Carp story about how the Rangers were getting Danny Heatley that night.
2017 Rangers Report Cards: Ryan McDonagh
