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Five players that you completely forgot were New York Rangers

By John Williams

NEW YORK - APRIL 20: Markus Naslund #91 of the New York Rangers controls the puck against the Washington Capitals during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 20, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Capitals defeat the Rangers 4-0. (Photo by Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK - APRIL 20: Markus Naslund #91 of the New York Rangers controls the puck against the Washington Capitals during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 20, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Capitals defeat the Rangers 4-0. (Photo by Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK – MARCH 18: Pascal Dupuis #9 of the Pittsburgh Penguins carries the puck against Christian Backman #55 of the New York Rangers on March 18, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – MARCH 18: Pascal Dupuis #9 of the Pittsburgh Penguins carries the puck against Christian Backman #55 of the New York Rangers on March 18, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Pascal Dupuis

While Dupuis was never a star player — he did make the All Star Game once, though — he was often a Rangers killer. In 45 games against the Rangers, Dupuis tallied 24 points.

The Rangers acquired Dupuis from the Minnesota Wild on Feb. 9, 2007 for Adam Hall. The Rangers were hoping to use Dupuis to get a leg up on the playoff race. To that point in the season, the Quebec native had 10 goals to his name.

Well, he didn’t last a month on Broadway as the Rangers.

On Feb. 27, the team dealt Dupuis and a third-round pick to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect Alex Bourret. Bourret never played an NHL game in his pro hockey career and was left off the Wolf Pack’s roster after an awful 2007-08 season.

The following season, Dupuis was dealt again, this time to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he’d spend the final eight years of his hockey career.

In his six games with the Rangers, the left wing tallied a single goal in a Feb. 15 game against the Hurricanes.

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