Jaromir Jagr #68 of the New York Rangers congratulates goalie Jussi Markkanen #40 (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
What happened on January 23 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in2004, Glen Sather finally got his man when he traded Anson Carter to the Washington Capitals for Jaromir Jagr. Sather had wanted to see Jagr in a New York Rangers uniform for years. In 2001, when the Penguins were looking to trade him, the Rangers were one of the teams that was given permission to talk to Jagr’s agent. The Pens ultimately traded him to Washington.