Trade Deadline Deal #1

The NFHL trade deadline is nearly here and the New York Rangers jumped right into the frenzy. Over the weekend, the Rangers made two significant trades. Let’s take a look at the trade the Rangers made with the Calgary Flames. The Rangers had made it well known that they wanted to move Olaf Kolzig with Tim Thomas coming into his own. The Rangers finally found a suitable trade partner with the Flames. The Rangers sent Olaf Kolzig, with Rik Wilson and Rob Gaudreau, to Calgary in exchange for Luciano Borsato, Mark Fitzpatrick, Derek Morris, Calgary’s 1st round pick in 1998 and $500,000. The Rangers feel like they received a plethora of useable assets in this deal. Borsato will serve as the 2nd or 3rd line center next year with John MacLean most likely departing in free agency. Fitzpatrick will serve as backup goalie for as long as he is with the team. The Rangers are expected to dump resources in Morris in hopes he can be a top 2 liner down the road. The 1st rounder will hopefully be a top end prospect and the cash will help resign players needing extensions.