The New York Rangers sat out the second and third rounds of the drafts after having traded those picks away in the Eric Staal and Brendan Smith deals, respectively. Then the Rangers opted to flip their fourth round pick to the San Jose Sharks for their fourth and a sixth.
Finally, at 123 overall, the Rangers made their first pick of the day in Brandon Crawley.
Brandon Crawley, D, Round Four, Pick 30 (123 overall)
Brandon Crawley is a left shot defenseman who has played for the OHL’s London Knights for the past three seasons. He is an older player at 20 but has “NHL ready” size as he’s listed at 6’1″ and 205lbs.