Back to the New York Rangers Newsfeed

On July 5 in Rangers history: Glen Sather’s first big mistake

Jaromir Jagr #68 of the New York Rangers(Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

What happened on July 5 in the history of the New York Rangers

Glen Sather’s tenure as general manager of the New York Rangers will be controversial. His supporters will say that he built a Stanley Cup contender that came thisclose to winning it all in the 2014 and 2015. His detractors will point to his ill fated free agent signings and the trade deadline deals that gutted the team’s future. On this date in 2008, Sather made one of his biggest mistakes.