Day: March 12, 2002

Rangers General Manager Glen Sather has done it again…he’s upset many fans by trading two of the best young forwards in the system for a dubious return.  After alienating many over the summer when he acquired Eric Lindros, Sather today sent Manny Malhotra and Barrett Heisten to Dallas for Roman Lyashenko and Martin Rucinsky.

For Malhotra it was a move that had been expected for some time.  From almost day one, Malhotra has been much maligned and mistreated by the Rangers and will perhaps finally get a real chance to prove he can play in the NHL.  His team mate Barrett Heisten will also get a chance with a new team just as it appeared he was getting over his early season failure at the NHL level.