New York Rangers: Getting Things Done Without an Elite Forward

Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, and Auston Matthews are just a few examples of the superstars in the NHL today; players that a franchise could build around. The New York Rangers have never drafted a franchise changing forward, but they are still winning regardless.

The New York Rangers are a franchise that has always had success when drafting goaltenders. Look at the success Mike Richter had and the success Henrik Lundqvist is having. Nonetheless, it is harder to build a team around the goalie.

Jaromir Jagr, Brandon Shannahan, Marion Gaborik, Rick Nash, and even Mark Messier are all players that the Rangers traded for or signed in free agency. They were, at one point, star players to build a…