NHL - The New York Rangers have acquired San Jose Sharks forward Ryane Clowe for the Rangers 2nd and the Panthers 3rd (Rangers via 2012 trade) round draft picks this year. In 2014 depending on where the Rangers finish the Sharks will get either a 5th or a 2nd round pick. A second rounder only if he resigns with the Rangers, or if the Rangers win two playoff rounds. Clowe has played in 28 games this season and has scored 0 goals to go along with 11 assists (not a typo he hasn't scored yet). He certainly doesn't solve the Rangers goal scoring woes, but he brings so much more to the team that doesn't show up on the stats sheet.
Don't let these numbers fool you. This is a tough-as-nails player who has scored 20+ goals twice in his 7 year career. The 30 year old winger has a set of intangibles that this New York Rangers team has been looking for since the departure of fan favorite Brandon Prust. He is 6 foot 2 and 225 pounds, but plays much bigger on the ice. Clowe will not back down from any battles in the corners, the front of the net, and will drop the gloves when called upon:
Ofcourse I had to put in a plug of him taking on Brandon Prust. In essence, this is the prototypical John Tortorella type of player. He is not afraid to get his nose dirty, will go to bat for his teammates, and when on his game - can contribute offensively.
For the price that we gave up for him; the three draft picks - I think it is a fair deal. The second round pick is something the Rangers were going to have to part with based on the amount of interest in Clowe by a number of teams around the league, as well as the market value that has been set for this trade deadline. The "conditional" pick can actually become a second rounder if the Rangers decide to resign Clowe at the end of the season, or if they make it to the Eastern Conference finals. If neither of those occur, all the Rangers lose is a 5th rounder to the Sharks. One way to look at this is if we give up an additional 2nd round pick, something went right which has to be a positive in the grand scheme of things.
The trade deadline is set to end tomorrow April 3rd, at 3pm. There is speculation that the Rangers will stand pat from here on out, but some think that they will try to make deals to get back those draft picks that they lost. If that is the case, who else is on the chopping block? Brian Boyle's name has recently surfaced, and Taylor Pyatt has become expendable. Do we see a blockbuster deal take place involving Gaborik who has been much topic for debate over the past month or so? Stay tuned.
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