It had been 13 years since the Rangers had a draft pick as high as seventh overall. TheyĀ had two picks in the top-21 that year — Al Montoya at No. 6 and Lauri Korpikoski at No. 19 in 2004. But after making the Derek Stepan/Antti Raanta trade that also brought back 21-year-old defenseman Anthony DeAngelo […]
The Devils, Rangers and Sabres all had picks in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft. Learn more about who they selected. DEVILS With the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, the New Jersey Devils selected dynamic Swiss centerĀ Nico Hischier. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 178 pounds by NHL.com, Hischier became the first […]
By: Leo Scaglione Jr., Pinch-Hitting For the Maven In their chase to win their first Stanley Cup since 1994, the Rangers dealt each of their first-round selections in the past four National Hockey League drafts to acquire proven talent. This year was the exception, as the club added a second first-round pick and the seventh […]
RangersĀ head coach Alain Vigneault said he expected changes, and now here they come. Eight days after the team announced it would buy out blue-blood defenseman Dan Girardi, another alternate captain and core-group stalwart is gone. Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton, heading into the NHL Entry Draft in Chicago, dealtĀ Derek Stepan, along with valuable backup goalie […]
In a pre-draft blockbuster, the Rangers are sending Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta to the Coyotes in exchange for Anthony DeAngelo and the seventh overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. DeAngelo, 21, had 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 39 games last season, his first in the NHL. The Sewell, New Jersey native […]
OFFICIAL: #NYR acquired d-man Anthony DeAngelo and the 7th pick in the 2017 Draft from Arizona in exchange for Derek Stepan & Antti Raanta.
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