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Rangers trade Marian Gaborik to Columbus

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Last updated: Wednesday April 3, 2013, 6:14 PM

BY ANDREW GROSS

The Rangers traded underperforming but still elite right wing Marian Gaborik to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday for forwards Derick Brassard, 25, and Derek Dorsett, 26, and defenseman John Moore, 22. The Rangers also receive a sixth-round pick.

Also, minor-league defensemen Steven Delisle, 22, and Blake Parlett, 23, are headed to the Blue Jackets’ organization.

Dorsett is out for the rest of the season with a fractured clavicle suffered on March 7. It’s not yet clear whether Brassard or Moore will be available for Wednesday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Gaborik, 31, was considered one of the top free-agent signings for the Rangers when he left the Minnesota Wild for a five-year, $37.5 million deal for the 2009-10 season and he reached 40 goals in two of his first three seasons with the team.

However, he has struggled through this lockout-shortened season with nine goals and 10 assists in 35 games - and that includes five goals in his first five games this season.

He and coach John Tortorella have often seemed to not be on the same page and Gaborik even started Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Montreal with two shifts on the fourth line after also practicing that way the day before in Ottawa.

With the salary cap lowering to $64.3 million next season, the Rangers needed to shed salary.

Brassard counts $3.2 million against the cap next season, Dorsett’s salary cap figure is $1.67 million the next two seasons, and Moore is at $965,000 next season on his entry-level deal.

The 6-foot, 190-pound Dorsett had three goals, six assists and 53 penalty minutes in 24 games this season. Overall in 280 NHL games, he has 727 penalty minutes. The 6-1, 202-pound Brassard has seven goals and 11 assists in 34 games and 58 goals and 111 assists in 309 NHL games. Moore, the Blue Jackets first-round pick (21st overall) in 2009, has two goals and six assists in 86 games and is a career minus-28.

This trade is a whopper and it will be the Rangers’ only one on trade deadline day.

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Rangers trade Marian Gaborik to Columbus

Originally published: April 3, 2013 3:00 PM

Updated: April 3, 2013 9:51 PM

By STEVE ZIPAY

For a team that is searching for goals to trade their top scorer in two of the past three years is unusual. But the Rangers, battling for a playoff spot, did just that at the trade deadline Wednesday.

In a blockbuster swap with Columbus -- almost nine months after acquiring the Blue Jackets leading scorer, Rick Nash, in a trade -- the Rangers sent Marian Gaborik and two minor-league defensemen to Columbus for center Derick Brassard, winger Derek Dorsett, defenseman John Moore and a 6th-round draft pick in 2014.

Coach John Tortorella said he "will miss Gaborik" and predicted a solid finish in Columbus. "He was getting chances and coming on in the last few games," he said.

Gaborik, 33, by far the top player in the transaction, has scored 30 or more goals seven times, but has been in a season-long funk since undergoing labrum surgery in the summer. He had just nine goals, and was in and out of Tortorella's doghouse, occasionally benched. He was demoted to the fourth line last week. When the pair had a very long, public, heart-to-heart on the ice at the end of practice in Ottawa last week, it appeared that a turning point in their relationship had occurred.

After the trade, Gaborik told TSN that it was good to be going to a team "that wanted him." Later, on a conference call, Gaborik, who was picked up by a Columbus private jet, said he's talked with ex-Rangers Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov. "I'm looking forward to playing with them again," he said. "You can see this team is going in the right direction."

Moving Gaborik, who has a cap hit of $7.5 million next season, helps the Rangers in providing some cap flexibility, which will be needed, in part, to re-sign restricted free agents Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh and Carl Hagelin, Tortorella said. And the trio should fill "some holes in the middle of our lineup," he said.

The Rangers also got younger: Brassard, 25, started by centering the third line Wednesday night; Moore, 22 was on the third defensive pair. Dorsett, 26, sidelined with a broken clavicle, is out up to three more weeks. In effect, they are replacing some of the bodies lost in the off-season in the Nash trade and free agency, including defenseman Tim Erixon (Columbus) and Brandon Prust (Montreal). Brassard has a cap hit of $3.2 million next season; Dorsett's is $1.63 and Moore, $965,000.

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Trade deadline additions Clowe, Brassard and Moore stand out in Rangers' 6-1 win

Originally published: April 3, 2013 10:30 PM

Updated: April 4, 2013 12:37 AM

By STEVE ZIPAY

For one night, at least, call them the rejuvenated Rangers.

Trade-deadline additions Ryane Clowe, Derick Brassard and John Moore combined for four goals and eight points in their Rangers debuts, injecting offense and tenacity into the lowest-scoring team in the NHL.

The result: A 6-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have lost two straight after a 15-game winning streak. Pittsburgh played without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang.

Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves and earned career win No. 268, moving him past Eddie Giacomin and into second place on the all-time Rangers list. Mike Richter is first with 301 wins.

Clowe, the winger who had not scored in 28 games before being acquired from the Sharks on Tuesday, beat Marc-Andre Fleury twice and Brassard, who arrived from Columbus minutes before warmups after the trade of Marian Gaborik, had a goal and three assists.

The pair scored two of the three power-play goals, the first time that the Rangers (18-15-3), who climbed into a tie for seventh place in the East, reached that mark. And Moore, a 22-year-old defenseman, scored on a slap shot at 9:47 of the third period for his first goal.

"It's crazy, it was wild," said Clowe, 30, who had arrived on a red-eye flight from California. "And those guys [Brassard and Moore] got here just before warm-ups. It's what I was talking about with Brassard. Sometimes you just go play. I didn't expect to have that much offensive input the first game, but I didn't want to ease into it."

Brassard, 25, a center who played 12:54 and won 11 of 15 faceoffs, thought along the same lines. "Honestly, when you don's think during the day and you just show up, sometimes you play your best game," he said. "You just jump out there and make plays. I'm going to remember this the rest of my life, for sure."

The Rangers scored three goals in the first, and Clowe, who played 15:22 with five shots and four hits, had one of them -- his first goal of the season on his 68th shot. Derek Stepan dug out the puck and fed him at 14:19.

Brian Boyle, the subject of trade rumors, tipped in Brad Richards' shot on the power play at 10:01 of the first to make it 1-0. "The new guys gave us a spark -- more than a spark," said Boyle, who also had three assists. "Brassard was making pretty sneaky plays, you have to be ready because he'll put in on your stick."

Ryan McDonagh blasted another Richards pass past Fleury at 12:19 for a 2-0 lead before Clowe's first strike.

Leading 3-0 in the second, Brassard grabbed a rebound in the slot and roofed a backhander for his eighth goal and second point at 1:54 for a 4-0 lead.

Clowe didn't miss on the doorstep with the Rangers on the power play midway through the second when Brassard slid over a no-look pass for his second assist and third point for a 5-1 lead.

"For all three to go out and play a game like that, it's just impressive," Lundqvist said.

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Penguins at Rangers.

Staff

So the trade deadline came and went and the Rangers kinda blew up their roster. So Marian Gaborik is gone and the Rangers are back to having one legitimate first-line player, just as they were before the Brad Richards signing.

Ryane Clowe, Derick Brassard and John Moore make their Rangers debuts. Henrik Lundqvist starts in goal. Chris Kreider was sent to Connecticut (AHL), as was J.T. Miller, who was then recalled. No idea who is playing where tonight. Roman Hamrlik is prucha’d.

From what I’m being told, the changeover to the new-look format happens Thursday afternoon around 1 p.m. (fingers, toes crossed). Should be better for the mobile devices (fingers, toes crossed).

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RANGERS ACQUIRE DERICK BRASSARD, DEREK DORSETT, JOHN MOORE, AND A SIXTH ROUND DRAFT PICK IN 2014

Send Marian Gaborik, Steven Delisle and Blake Parlett to Columbus

NEW YORK, April 3, 2013 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has acquired forwards Derick Brassard and Derek Dorsett, defenseman John Moore, and a sixth round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft from Columbus in exchange for forward Marian Gaborik, and defensemen Steven Delisle and Blake Parlett.

Brassard, 25, has registered seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points, along with 16 penalty minutes in 34 games this season. He currently ranks third on Columbus in points, is tied for second in assists and fourth in goals. He also leads the team with six power play assists, and is tied for the team lead with seven power play points. Brassard tallied an assist while skating in his 300th career NHL game on March 12 against Vancouver.

The 6-1, 205-pounder has skated in 309 career regular season contests over six seasons with Columbus, registering 58 goals and 111 assists for 169 points, along with 184 penalty minutes. He established career-highs in goals (17), assists (30), points (47), penalty minutes (55), power play goals (six), power play points (16), and shots on goal (183) during the 2010-11 season. Brassard made his NHL debut on January 11, 2008, against St. Louis, and recorded his first career point with an assist on January 20, 2008, at Columbus.

The Hull, Quebec native was originally selected by Columbus as a first round choice, sixth overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Dorsett, 26, has registered three goals and six assists for nine points, along with 53 penalty minutes in 24 games this season. He has missed the last 12 games with a broken clavicle suffered on March 7 against Vancouver. Dorsett currently ranks second on Columbus in penalty minutes (53) and fighting majors (five), and is tied for fourth in hits (55). He posted his first career Gordie Howe Hat Trick with a goal, assist and fighting major on February 21 at Detroit.

The 6-0, 195-pounder has skated in 280 career regular season contests over five seasons with Columbus, registering 27 goals and 38 assists for 65 points, along with 727 penalty minutes. Last season, he established career-highs in games played (77), goals (12), points (20), penalty minutes (235), hits (199), power play goals (two), power play points (three), and shots on goal (137). Dorsett made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008, at Phoenix, and registered his first career point with a goal on October 21, 2008, against Vancouver.

The Kindersley, Saskatchewan native was originally selected by Columbus as a seventh round choice, 189th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Moore, 22, has registered two goals and six assists for eight points, along with 10 penalty minutes in 86 career regular season games with Columbus. He has tallied one assist in 17 games this season. The 6-3, 205-pounder established career-highs in games played (67), goals (two), assists (five), points (seven), hits (47), blocked shots (70), and shots on goal (64) as a rookie last season. Moore made his NHL debut on February 5, 2011, against Edmonton, and recorded his first career point with a goal on October 25, 2011, against Detroit.

The Winnetka, Illinois native was originally selected by Columbus as a first round choice, 21st overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Gaborik, 31, has registered nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points, along with eight penalty minutes in 35 games this season. He signed with the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, 2009.

Delisle, 22, has split the season between the Connecticut Whale on the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL. He has tallied two assists in four games with Connecticut this season. In Greenville, Delisle has recorded four goals and 16 assists for 20 points, along with 85 penalty minutes and a plus-23 rating in 61 games. He was acquired by the Rangers from Columbus, along with Rick Nash, in exchange for Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon, and a first round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft on July 23, 2012.

Parlett, 23, has registered six goals and 22 assists for 28 points, along with 85 penalty minutes in 67 games with the Connecticut Whale (AHL) this season. He signed with the Rangers as an undrafted free agent on June 2, 2011.

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Rangers deal Marian Gaborik to the Blue Jackets (updated)

Posted by: Carp - Posted in Hockey, Lockout, New York Rangers, NHL, Rangers Report on Apr 03, 2013

The Rangers have traded Marian Gaborik to Columbus for Derek Dorsett (who is out for the season with a broken collarbone), John Moore and Derick Brassard and a sixth-round draft pick.

Brassard, 25, is a center with some skill; Dorsett is a little but very tough winger, and Moore, 20, is a big, mobile defenseman.

Gaborik will enter the final season of his contract next year, at $7.5 million.

More as it comes.

Quick thought: This is a really bad deal for the Rangers who now are back to one legitimate first-line forward (unless you believe Brad Richards will bounce back at some point before being bought out).

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Trade deadline today; Penguins at Rangers tonight (7:30 NBC start)

Posted by: Carp –

Pre-game notes courtesy of the NYR:

NEW YORK RANGERS vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

Rangers: 17-15-3 (37 pts)

Penguins: 28-8-0 (56 pts)

TONIGHT’S GAME

The Rangers will face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. — TV: NBC Sports Network; Radio: 970 The Apple), to begin a home-and-home set. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and rank eighth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 17-15-3 (37 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 4-2, on Monday at Madison Square Garden, and have now registered a point in six of their last eight home games (5-2-1). The Penguins currently own a 28-8-0 (56 pts) record to rank first in the Eastern Conference, and have won 15 straight games heading into their contest last night at Buffalo. Following tonight’s contest, the Rangers will return to action when they face-off against the Penguins on Friday, Apr. 5, at CONSOL Energy Center (7:00 p.m.), to complete their home-and-home set.

RANGERS vs. PENGUINS: – All-Time: 117-103-23-8 overall (65-50-9-3 at home; 52-54-14-5 on the road) – 2013: Tonight is the fourth of five meetings this season, and the third and final meeting at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers are 0-3-0 overall (0-2-0 at home; 0-1-0 on the road), following a 3-0 loss on Mar. 16 at CONSOL Energy Center. Rick Nash, Taylor Pyatt and Ryan Callahan have each tallied a goal for the Rangers, while Brad Richards and Derek Stepan have recorded a team-high, two assists apiece in the series. Henrik Lundqvist is 0-3-0 with a 4.02 GAA and .865 Sv%, and Martin Biron is 0-0-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .950 Sv%. – Last Season: New York was 2-4-0 overall (1-2-0 mark at home; 1-2-0 mark on the road). The Rangers penalty kill was 15-17 (88.2% in the season series. Brad Richards led the team with four assists and six points, while Marian Gaborik (two goals, three assists) and Carl Hagelin (two goals, two assists) tied Richards with a team-high, two goals apiece. Henrik Lundqvist was 2-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .931 Sv%, while Martin Biron was 0-2-0 with a 4.54 GAA and .857 Sv%. – New York ranks 12th in the NHL with an 11-6-2 (24 pts) record at home; Pittsburgh ranks third in the NHL with a 13-4-0 (26 pts) mark on the road – The Rangers are 6-5-1 vs. the Atlantic Division this season; the Penguins are 11-4-0 vs. the Atlantic Division this season – New York lists one former Penguin on their roster: Arron Asham (2010-11 – 2011-12) – Pittsburgh lists one former Ranger on their roster: Pascal Dupuis (2006-07)

INDIVIDUAL CAREER LEADERS vs. PENGUINS: – Henrik Lundqvist — 45 GP, 22-18-5, 2.49 GAA, 2 SO – Martin Biron — 36 GP, 13-17-3-2, 3.05 GAA, 2 SO – Brad Richards — 36 GP, 8-28-36 – Marian Gaborik — 27 GP, 10-12-22 – Rick Nash — 13 GP, 6-5-11 – Dan Girardi — 39 GP, 1-11-12

SPECIAL TEAMS: – The Rangers’ power play is 11-61 (18.0%) in the last 23 games – The Blueshirts have posted a record of 10-4-1 when not allowing a power play goal – Power Play: The Rangers did not tally a goal in one power play attempt (1:54) on Monday vs. Winnipeg. New York ranks 25th overall (15-105, 14.3%) and is tied for 21st at home (10-60, 16.7%). The Rangers are 3-9 (7:53) in five-on-three situations (last – 3/24 vs. WSH), and 1-1 (0:21) when four-on-three (last – 3/7 at NYI). Shorthanded goals allowed (4): 2/19 vs. MTL (Diaz, EN); 2/21 at OTT (Silfverberg); 3/3 vs. BUF (Gerbe); 3/21 vs. FLA (Kopecky, EN). – Penalty Killing: The Blueshirts held the Jets scoreless in five power play attempts (9:15) and notched a shorthanded goal on Monday at MSG. New York is tied for 17th overall (94-116, 81.0%) and ranks 14th at home (58-69, 84.1%). The Rangers are 7-7 (8:13) in three-on-five situations (last – 4/1 vs. WPG), and 4-4 (4:24) when three-on-four (last – 3/18 vs. CAR). Shorthanded goals for (4): 1/20 vs. PIT (Nash); 3/12 at BUF (Stepan); 3/19 at NJD (Del Zotto); 4/1 vs. WPG (Callahan). – Four-on-Four: New York did not tally/yield a goal in one four-on-four situation (0:06) on Monday vs. Winnipeg, and are now minus-1 in 23 four-on-four situations (46:19) this season. Four-on-four goals for (1): 1/23 vs. BOS (Gaborik). Four-on-four goals allowed (2): 1/20 vs. PIT (Letang); 1/23 vs. BOS (Horton).

TYING A LEGEND

Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves in a 4-2 win on Monday vs. Winnipeg to record his 267th career win, and move into a tie with Ed Giacomin for second on the Rangers’ all-time goalie wins list.

FINISHING THE JOB

The Blueshirts have registered a point in 85 consecutive games when leading after the second period, dating back to the 2009-10 season, posting a record of 79-0-6 over the span. The Rangers’ last regulation loss in a game when entering the third with the lead was Feb. 4, 2010 (6-5 loss vs. WSH). New York is 9-0-0 when leading after the second period this season.

MILESTONE MEN

Rick Nash and Brad Richards both reached significant career milestones in the Rangers’ 5-2 win on Mar. 26 at Philadelphia. Rick Nash notched two goals, including his 300th career NHL goal, and added an assist in the contest, while Brad Richards registered two points (one goal, one assist) to record his 800th career NHL point.

A BROADWAY HIT

The Rangers rank third in the NHL in hits (1055) this season. Brian Boyle leads the Rangers and ranks seventh in the NHL with 125 hits, while Ryan Callahan ranks second on the team and is tied for eighth in the league with 119 hits.

EXCLUSIVE CLUB

Rangers’ Head Coach John Tortorella recorded his 400th NHL coaching victory with a 5-2 win on Mar. 26 at Philadelphia, becoming the 30th head coach in league history to reach the mark. He is now two wins shy of fourth place on the Rangers’ all-time coaching wins list, with 162 career wins as the Blueshirts’ head coach.

MEASURING UP

The Rangers rank among the Eastern Conference leaders in several statistical categories… – 5th (T-6th in NHL) in GAA — 2.37 – 5th (12th in NHL) in FO% — 51.1% – 1st (1st in NHL) in Fewest PIM/G — 9.5 – 3rd (3rd in NHL) in Hits — 1055 – 3rd (6th in NHL) in BkS — 571 – T-2nd (T-5th in NHL) in OT wins — 2

QUICK HITS: – The Rangers did not surrender a power play opportunity against on Mar. 7 at Long Island, marking the first time the Blueshirts did not have a shorthanded situation in a game since Jan. 10, 2012, in a 2-1 shootout win vs. PHX. The last time the Rangers did not allow a power play attempt against the Islanders was Jan. 7, 1989, in a 5-1 win at Long Island. – The Blueshirts have had 13 players make their regular season debut with the team this season – New York has registered a point in 11 of 13 games when scoring the first goal this season (10-2-1), and are 7-13-2 when allowing the game’s first goal – The Blueshirts have posted a 7-0-1 mark when leading after the first period, and are 9-0-0 when leading after the second period

THE HOT LIST: – Henrik Lundqvist — has held opponents to three goals or fewer in each of his last 15 games (8-6-1, 1.98 GAA, .929 Sv%) – Rick Nash — 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in his last 21 games – Derek Stepan — has tallied a point in 12 of the last 17 games (nine goals, nine assists over the span) – Brad Richards — four points (one goal, three assists) in the last five games – Michael Del Zotto — five points (one goal, four assists) in the last seven games

MILESTONES IN SIGHT: – Steve Eminger — 3 points from 100th NHL career – Carl Hagelin — 1 game from 100th NHL career – Roman Hamrlik — 5 games from 1400th NHL career – Henrik Lundqvist — 2 games from 500th NHL career – Marc Staal — 3 points from 100th NHL career – Derek Stepan — 1 game from 200th NHL career – Anton Stralman — 2 points from 100th NHL career

MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED: – Rick Nash — 300th career NHL goal (3/26 at PHI) – Brad Richards — 800th career NHL point (3/26 at PHI) – John Tortorella — 400th career NHL win (3/26 at PHI) – Brian Boyle — 300th career NHL game (3/28 at OTT) – Ryan Callahan — 100th career NHL assist (4/1 vs. WPG) – Anton Stralman — 300th career NHL game (4/1 vs. WPG)

INJURIES: – Michael Sauer (concussion, 12/5/11) — 35 – Marc Staal (injured, 3/5) — 14

Total Man-Games Lost: 88

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: – Mar. 28 — Agreed to terms with free agent forward Mats Zuccarello – Mar. 29 — Agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Conor Allen – Mar. 31 — Assigned forward Kris Newbury to Connecticut (AHL) – Apr. 1 — Agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Tommy Hughes

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Rangers-Penguins & trade deadline in review

by Carp

1) Those first three goals. Surreal, wasn’t it? Just ridiculously surreal. That most of us were thinking the only question in this home-and-home would be “by how many goals would Pittsburgh sweep?” and that most of us were absolutely killing the Marian Gaborik trade, and for that to happen … I am without speech. Probably the most roller-coaster day in the history of this blog.

2) Ryane Clowe=Monster. Holy Best Player in the Game. Give him Gaborik’s $7.5 M. Seriously? Gotta tell you, I don’t normally make snap judgments on people, but this guy is impressive. He seems to be a really cool guy, a leader, a gentleman (off the ice). Spoke forever, wearing his entire uniform (after doing the live radio postgame interview) and the Broadway Hat. Good guy. I also told him that the biggest upset of the night was that he didn’t get the Gordie Howe Hat Trick after getting a goal and an assist in the first period. He laughed and said he thought about it, “but it was 6-1 …” and he’s smart enough to fight those fights when they’re needed. And they will be and he will.