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 team around. However, even with these players, the Rangers have always had players with lesser skill step up to the plate, players who weren’t household names.