After an illustrious 56 game stint as a member of the New York Rangers, Cody McLeod’s tenure with the original six franchise came to an end. After the previous few days, the trade market for this year’s deadline is finally getting the gears turning after a slow start. Prior to adding McLeod, Nashville also traded for Brian Boyle of the New Jersey Devils a couple of hours earlier.
With 19 days to go until the trade deadline, Jeff Gorton, the Rangers general manager, officially got the ball rolling. The trade of McLeod, who played in 31 of New York’s first 52 games this season, is interesting in that Gorton was able to get a seventh-round pick for a player that he claimed off of waivers less than a year ago.