On what was a crazy day in the National Hockey League with a total of 32 deals being done, the New York Rangers made plenty of headlines.
Expected to be major sellers heading into Monday, the Blueshirts instead flipped the script and all but revealed that the rebuild, or the build, is coming to an end.
Because, shortly after the New York Islanders made a huge splash by sending a massive haul to the Ottawa Senators for two-way forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau, the Rangers delivered a true statement of intent of their own.
With President John Davidson addressing the media, it was announced that Chris Kreider had agreed to remain in The Big Apple, thus removing the biggest prize from the market.