When the New York Rangers acquired Julien Gauthier from the Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 18, 2020, they acquired a young winger who could add some much-needed depth scoring in the near future. The cost to bring Gauthier to New York was defensive prospect Joey Keane, who was tearing it up in the AHL with the Hartford Wolf Pack. As Blueshirt Banter’s Adam Herman wrote after the deal, “Rarely do teams exchange thriving prospects like this.”
Gauthier had 26 goals in 44 games with the Charlotte Checkers in 2019-20 before the trade.