It was originally reported by the TSN hockey insiders last week that the New York Rangers could trade their captain Ryan Callahan before the NHL’s Olympic roster freeze on Friday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m.
For many, the news came as a surprise. How could the Rangers, a major-market team currently playing positive hockey, trade their captain ahead of what is sure to be a battle royale that will determine which Metropolitan Division clubs qualify for the playoffs?
The haters, too, saw it as an excuse to come out of the woodwork and suggest the Rangers organization and fans have no loyalty and are willing to move any player, no matter their position on the team, the second their game dropped, in exchange for a quick fix.
Many would be quick to bring up the Marian Gaborik trade last spring, or the Rick Nash trade the summer before that saw the Rangers deal two homegrown forwards in Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov.
But they quickly forget that the Rangers shed a massive contract when they dealt Gaborik—not to mention he’s a walking piece of glass—and in the Nash trade, the Rangers moved a cou ...
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Should the New York Rangers Trade Ryan Callahan Before the Olympic Break?
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