Showtime has finally arrived on Broadway.
The trade the world heard about for three weeks finally officially happened Tuesday afternoon, with Chris Drury finalizing the move to acquire Patrick Kane from Chicago.
In truth, this was something of a perfect storm for the New York Rangers, but it didn’t come without some savvy work from Drury who deserves a lot of credit here and it gives the Rangers one of the most loaded lineups I have ever seen in my life.
The Leadup
When the Rangers were in the process of officially bringing in a secondary gun for the offense, rumors of Kane were swirling like a hurricane.