New York Rangers future on defense will only get brighter Jan 16, 2021; New York, NY, USA; K’Andre Miller #79 of the New York Rangers takes the shot in warm-ups prior to the game against the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden on January 16, 2021 in New York City. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports
In recent years the Rangers have added Jacob Trouba, Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren, and Libor Hajek through trades. The crowd on the Rangers blue-line is only growing as K’Andre Miller, and Tarmo Reunanen have all made their presence known this season.
Jacob Trouba came at the steepest price in the way of a 1st round pick and Neal Pionk. Ryan Lindgren was a smaller piece in the Rick Nash deal. Adam Fox was modern day highway robbery for 2 picks, neither of which was a 1st rounder. And Libor Hajek was one of the pieces in the Ryan McDonagh trade that included a first round pick the team used to draft Nils Lundkvist. All great moves indeed.