Trade Deadline Deal #2

The second trade the New York Rangers made over this past weekend was much smaller when compared to the Olaf Kolzig deal. This trade saw the Rangers send Joel Kwiatkowski, FLA 2nd in 1997, and $250,000 to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Rick Tocchet. For a team that is revamping and not completely rebuilding, this might seem like a questionable move given Tocchet’s age. He will be 32 next season but is still an offensive force to be reckoned with. If the Rangers are able to resign Tocchet, he will be a huge help to this club that has had the worst scoring offense in the NFHL this season. The Rangers are said to be doing whatever they can to extend Tocchet before the trade deadline.