Sergei Zubov only played 165 games for the Blueshirts, yet he’s a legend. 4B looks back at his career and what was possibly one of the worst trades in Neil Smith’s tenure as GM.
PICKING A GEM
Compensation picks. Other than the hardcore fan, who really keeps track of – or for that matter really cares – if a team receives one when losing a player to free agency? More often than not, these picks don’t usually pan out. In a lot of cases, these picks are often traded, used as commodities to obtain proven stars.