When Ryan Strome was acquired by the New York Rangers back on November 16, 2018, not many people expected much of the trade at the time. It boiled down to two teams swapping diminished assets and the hope was that a change of scenery would be enough to rejuvenate their careers. Fortunately for the Rangers, they were clearly on the better end of that deal as Ryan Strome immediately started producing the moment he arrived in New York.
There were some obvious concerns following the completion of Strome’s first partial season in New York, however.