Trades are great fodder for conversation, especially when they involve the New York Rangers. Good trade? Bad trade? Who won? Who lost? Of course, sometimes it takes years to really assess success or failure. There are a lot of examples.
When the Buffalo Sabres traded Ryan O’Reilly to St. Louis and he was a catalyst for the Blues’ 2019 Cup win, the Sabres were lambasted for a bad deal. Not so fast. This season, the Blues traded O’Reilly to Toronto at the deadline while the Sabres have Tage Thompson who has developed into one of the top players in the NHL.