Now that the dust has settled after the NHL Trade Deadline, where does that leave the New York Rangers?
Normally, the stock market focuses on the New York Rangers’ performance as a team during games. However, for this installment, we decided to take a look at what the Rangers did at the NHL Trade Deadline, which occurred on Monday, February 25th at 3:00 PM EST.
The first major New York Rangers trade that took place involved fan-favorite Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers received a conditional second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and a conditional third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
The other big deal the New York Rangers made, this time occurring on “deadline day”, involved Kevin Hayes. The forward was sent to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 2019 first-round pick, a conditional 2022 fourth-round pick, and Brendan Lemieux.
The final deadline deal the Rangers made was less significant than the others. Adam McQuaid was sent to the Columbus Blue Jackets, with Julius Bergman, a 2019 fourth-round pick, and a 2019 seventh-round pick coming back to New York.
Which players’ value rose, resulting in them getting traded? Which players’ value stayed the same or decreased, resulting in them not getting traded?
Rather than our usual stock market “up” and “down” labels for each slide, we used modified labels for the trade deadline! Players who were successfully dealt will have the label “traded” on their slide, while players who stayed with the New York Rangers will have “safe” on their slide.