The NY Rangers made their big splash yesterday, as the Vladimir Tarasenko trade made headlines and stole a lot of the NBA’s trade deadline thunder. The Rangers landed their top line right wing and their much needed third paring defenseman in one shot. The move solidified two giant holes on the roster long before bidding wars would become a thing. As per usual, I have thoughts.
1. First on the Vladimir Tarasenko trade itself, what a coup by Chris Drury. As Rob pointed out on Twitter, it completely makes up for the Pavel Buchnevich debacle in some odd ironic full circle trade.