In The Corners
by Kevin Conway
Alexei Kovalev is back in a New York Rangers’ uniform. After weeks of rumors and speculation, Glen Sather pulled a deal to bring one of the most skilled offensive players in the world back to Madison Square Garden , the place where he started his career.
Rangers Buy Kovalev
by Steve Giacobello
In what probably won’t be the last attempt to save the most disgraceful season in the history of the New York Rangers, GM Glen Sather, who guaranteed that his team will make the playoffs, increased the Rangers payroll to nearly 80 million by trading for Alexei Kovalev from the cash starved Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh sent Kovalev, Dan LaCouture, Mike Wilson, and Janne Laukkanen to the Rangers for Rico Fata, Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner, Mikael Samuelsson, and cash believed to be in the amount of $4,000,000.