TORONTO - OCTOBER 26: Defenseman Bryan McCabe #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs prepares to check center Jamie Lundmark #26 of the New York Rangers during the NHL game on October 26, 2002 at the Air Canada Centre,Toronto, Canada. The Rangers won 4-3. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images/NHLI)
What happened on June 26 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in 1999, New York Rangers General Manager Neil Smith rolled the dice and traded for two high draft picks in an effort to jump start a rebuild of the franchise. He made trades for the fourth and ninth overall picks and unbelievably, both of those picks were busts.