With the craziness as the trade period drew to a close, details of the Brady Skjei trade were unavailable. All that was revealed was that he was swapped to Carolina for a first round draft picks. Meanwhile, there were questions about the lineup with the Skjei trade subtracting a top pair defenseman from the Rangers’ blueline picture. Those questions have been answered.
Late in the day, John Davidson and Jeff Gorton addressed the media and spoke about the rest of the season. It was clear listening to Davidson that the team is fully committed to making the playoffs.