New York Rangers: Top five prospects post-trade deadline
By David Bruce
The New York Rangers added a number of prospects to their pool during the trade deadline. Let’s revisit the kids and see how the rankings have changed.
The New York Rangers were extremely active at the trade deadline. Longtime Rangers were sent away to bring in a load of young players hoping to break into the Rangers lineup in the future. The trades, for some, were initially met with reservation, but reactions have since quelled.
With these trades came some very young talent. The Rangers idea was a rebuild, and they are committed completely to the strategy. Nick Holden, Michael Grabner, Rick Nash, J.T. Miller, and Ryan McDonagh were traded in some big deals. More moves are anticipated come draft day.
The prospects obtained have helped buff the Rangers shallow pool, which consisted mostly of Filip Chytil and Lias Andersson. Now, the top five can be reconstructed in a way where the players beyond those two are just as strong as the ones in front of them.
(NOTE: For the sake of reviewing skaters, an area the Rangers were weak in prior to the trade deadline, Igor Shestyorkin, G, the clear number one prospect on the Rangers, will be left out of this list).
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the rankings as they are now: