New York Rangers: The ten worst trades in franchise history

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NEW YORK, NY – 1973: Ted Irvine #27 of the New York Rangers looks down at Eddie Shack #23 of the Pittsburgh Penguins as Shack’s teammates Nick Harbaruk #11 and Bryan Hextall #11 talk to the refs circa 1973 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images) /

#6- Eddie Shack traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Pat Hannigan and Johnny Wilson.

November 7, 1960

Eddie Shack has the distinction of being traded by the Rangers TWICE within a year.

In February, 1960, he was dealt to Detroit, but the Detroit players (Red Kelly and Billy McNeill) refused to report so the trade was nullified. Just a few months later, the team was able to trade him to Toronto.

Both players acquired from Toronto, Pat Hannigan and Johnny Wilson, had two relatively undistinguished seasons in New York.

Meanwhile, Shack went on to play 15 more seasons in the NHL, winning four Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs. He became a national hero in Canada when he scored the Cup-winning goal for the Leafs in ’63. He always admitted the deflected goal was an accident and that it actually went in off his backside.

He finished with 239 goals in his career and is one of two NHL players who scored 20 or more goals with five different teams (former Devil Bill Guerin is the other).

Although limited in ability, Shack became a spokesman for several Canadian companies and is one of the more famous names in NHL history. .

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