Whereas last season’s fire sale resulted in the Rangers acquiring a fair number of players, the 2019 deadline was draft pick oriented. Only one player (of consequence) was acquired, as General Manager Jeff Gorton acquired winger Brendan Lemieux from Winnipeg in the Kevin Hayes trade package.
The 22-year-old winger is the son of former Devils’ forward Claude Lemieux, though there is little doubt that Rangers fans will get over that fact relatively quickly. One imagines that Lemieux will quickly endear himself to the fanbase within his first few games at Madison Square Garden.