Mottau Traded
The Rangers today dealt Mike Mottau to the Calgary Flames for an undisclosed, conditional draft pick. The former Hobey Baker’s unsatisfying career with the Rangers organization had long been a source of speculation over his future with the team. Mottau would have begun a free agent this summer, and with the Rangers defensive corps starting […]
Kovalev For Nedved, 3 Years Later…
by Jim Samuels It’s been three years – almost to the day – since the big deal that sent Ranger fan favorite Alexei Kovalev to the Pittsburgh Penguins for centerman Petr Nedved. Kovalev, a former first round draft pick taken 15th overall in the 1991 draft was an integral part of the Blueshirts 1994 Stanley […]
Time To Move On
Now that “the trade” has been completed many fans have progressed from shock to acceptance to a quiet excitement for the upcoming season. If you’re like me you were probably already excited about seeing a team that would feature more youth than in recent years, a team that probably wouldn’t make the playoffs but would […]