As we all know, the New York Rangers are not going to be buyers at the trade deadline this year. For the second-straight season Jeff Gorton will be moving players with expiring contracts and adding picks and prospects to the organization as it rebuilds. However, it wasn’t that long ago when Gorton and the Rangers were buyers.
Today, we’re going to reflect on some of the Rangers’ costliest deadline trades from the last 25 years. These are some of the trades that cost too much and didn’t do nearly enough to help the team. Go grab some ibuprofen.