New York Rangers: Five worst trade deadline deals of the Lundqvist era

In recent seasons, the New York Rangers management has stumbled into a few too many poor deadline-day deals. As a result, franchise-goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has been unable to get to the ultimate goal of being a Stanley Cup winner.

The trade deadline is a familiar beast to the New York Rangers. However, for the first time in a while, they will be sellers instead of buyers in the market. In fact, since Henrik Lundqvist has joined the team as a starter, they have consistently been playoff contenders.

As it stands, Nick Holden, Michael Grabner, and Rick Nash all have new homes. This time around, it seems as though GM Jeff Gorton and his staff are well aware of their end goal of building further through the draft and keeping the championship window open just a bit longer for Lundqvist.

When all is said and done, the hope is that this year’s deadline deals will be able to mask some of the poor ones of the past. This is a list of five of the worst trade deadline deals during the Henrik Lundqvist era.