Jacque Plante Trade Tree Between the Rangers and Canadiens

For the Rangers, Plante came across, and the team couldn’t do anything. In 98 games, Plante posted a record of 32-53-12. With a .908 save percentage and a 3.38 goals-against average, he wasn’t the problem, but the team struggled. He would not be dealt so his branch ends, but there’s still much more to follow.

Don Marshall spent a long time in New York. During his seven seasons with the organization, Marshall tallied 129 goals and 141 assists for 270 points in 479 games. He would also walk into free agency, but this was a significant piece the Rangers got for almost a decade.

Goyette would be traded so that this side will continue, but he played for the Rangers for seven seasons, scoring 98 goals and 231 assists for 329 points in 396 games. He was traded to the St Louis Blues for a 1st-round pick in 1969. That was used on Andre Dupont, who played seven games as a Ranger, scoring a goal and two assists.

Dupont had a 13-year NHL career after he was traded back to the St. Louis Blues. It was yet another six-player deal.

Dupont was packaged with Jack Egers and Mike Murphy and sent to the Blues for Gene Carr, Wayne Connelly, and Jim Lorentz.

Lorentz spent five games as a Ranger before he was traded. He was shipped to the Buffalo Sabres for a 1972 2nd-round pick. That was used on Larry Sacharuk. Sacharuk played four years in New York, scoring nine goals and 11 assists for 20 points in 75 games. He was traded to St Louis alongside a 1977 1st that became Lucien DeBlois for Greg Polis. Polis scored 65 goals and 76 assists for 141 points in 275 games as a Ranger but was never dealt.

Connelly never played for the Rangers, instead being shipped out the door before he arrived. He was sent alongside Dave Balon, yes, the same one that was traded for Plante to begin this trade tree, and Ron Stewart and sent to the Vancouver Canucks for Gary Doak and Jim Wiste. Wiste never played for the Rangers and was never dealt. Doak played 50 games as a Ranger, scoring a goal and ten assists in 50 games.

Doak was packaged with Rick Newell and sent to the Detroit Red Wings in 1972 for Joe Zanussi and a 1972 1st round pick that became Al Blanchard, who never made the NHL. Zanussi played in eight games as a Ranger, tallying two assists before he was dealt alongside legends Jean Ratelle and Brad Park to the Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais. Vadnais scored 56 goals and 190 assists for 246 points in 485 games in 7 years as a Ranger but was never dealt.

Esposito is a hockey icon, but he was at the end of his career when he arrived in New York. He spent six years as a Ranger, adding 184 goals and 220 assists for 404 points in 422 games to his legendary resume. He retired at the end of the 1980-81 season.

Carr played for three years in New York. In 139 games, he scored 18 goals and 23 assists for 41 points. He would be traded to the Los Angeles Kings on Valentines’ Day in 1974 for a 1977 1st round pick. That was used on Ron Duguay. Duguay spent eight years as a New York Ranger in his career, scoring 164 goals and 176 assists for 340 points in 499 games across his two stints with the organization spanning eight years before being involved in a six-player trade himself.

Duguay dealt with Eddie Johnstone and Ed Mio to the Detroit Red Wings for Mike Blaisdell, Willie Huber, and Mark Osborne. This deal happened in 1983. The original Plante deal was 20 years prior at this point.

Let’s start with Blaisdell. Blaisdell played in 48 games as a Ranger, putting up six goals and six assists for twelve points. He was never traded.

Mark Osborne played in 253 games as a Ranger, scoring 61 goals and 74 assists for 135 points. He was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jeff Jackson and a 1983 3rd round pick that was used on Rob Zamuner. Zamuner played nine games, scoring a goal and two assists, before he left to go to Tampa Bay in free agency. Jackson played in nine games as a Ranger, scoring five goals and an assist.

Jackson was dealt to the Nordiques alongside Terry Carkner for John Ogrodinck and David Shaw. Ogrodnick played in 338 games as a Ranger, scoring 126 goals and 128 assists for 254 points. He wasn’t traded and left to go to Detroit in free agency.

David Shaw spent five years in Manhattan. In 240 games, he had 17 goals and 57 assists for 74 points. His 314 penalty minutes outline what he was up to. Shaw wasn’t traded away from the Rangers.

Willie Huber played in 238 games as a Ranger, scoring 28 goals and 58 assists during his five years on Broadway. Huber was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks alongside Larry Melnyk for Michel Petit. Petit was a journeyman who never really settled. He played 133 games as a Ranger, scoring 17 goals and 49 assists for 66 points. He was traded to the Quebec Nordiques for Randy Moller.

Moller played 164 games as a Ranger, scoring seven goals and 38 assists in 164 games. He was much more of a fighter, and his 378 penalty minutes are proof of that. Moller was traded in 1992 for Jay Wells. Wells played in 186 games as a Ranger, scoring five goals and 23 assists for 28 points. He was traded to the Blues for Doug Lidster. Lidster played in 177 games with the Rangers, netting eight times with 19 assists. He wasn’t traded after his return, so this branch finally ended in 1995.

With that, we have reached the end of the trade tree… for the Rangers side. With that done, let’s dive into it.