Over the last few season, the Rangers have been one of the league’s biggest sellers at each trade deadline. Since embarking on their rebuild three years ago, the Rangers have acquired four 1st round draft picks, three 2nd round picks, and a myriad of other picks prospects, and young roster players in exchange for their veteran players. Prior to the rebuild, the Blueshirts always found themselves in the mix for premium rental players in their pursuit of the Stanley Cup.
However, the team stood pat and didn’t make a single move this year. Without any high end players heading into unrestricted free agency after the season, the Rangers didn’t find themselves on the receiving end of many phone calls.