BUFFALO — The beginning of the Rangers’ summer makeover will wait for at least another day.
Try as they might, the Rangers, with no first-round pick for the fourth consecutive season, were unable to trade up into the first round of Friday’s NHL Draft at First Niagara Center. It was another long night, watching all that talent go by.
Meanwhile, 32-year-old Rick Nash — and his $7.8-million salary-cap charge — remains a Blueshirt.
So do centers Derek Stepan and Derick Brassard, who have long-term, lucrative contracts and were among the names surfacing as possible trade bait.