The New York Rangers have made some pretty big deals. Gump Worsley for Jacques Plante. Jean Ratelle and Brad Park for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais. Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice and Louie DeBrusk for Mark Messier. Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky and Tim Erixon for Rick Nash. But the biggest deal they ever made was never finalized and it affected the future of the Rangers for years.
Eric Lindros was the catch of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.