Nothing irks fans more than a former prospect who becomes a star after leaving the New York Rangers. There’s a long history of the team giving up on a prospect who went on to excel for another team. The list can be nausea-inducing: Rick Middleton, Dave Gagner, Tony Amonte, Mark Tinordi, Todd Marchant, Kim Johnsson, Tony Granato, Kelly Miller, Kjell Samuelsson, Doug Weight, Mattias Norstrom, Sergei Zubov, Fedor Tyutin and Manny Malhotra,
Many of these players were traded with the Blueshirts in a “win-now” mode, a worthy excuse for giving up a prospect if you actually win.