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2003–04 New York Rangers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
2003–04 record27–40–7–8
Home record13–21–3–4
Road record14–19–4–4
Goals for206
Goals against250
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachGlen Sather (Oct.–Feb.)
Tom Renney (Feb.–Apr.)
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsBrian Leetch (Oct.–Mar.)
Jaromir Jagr (Mar.–Apr.)
Eric Lindros
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,073 (99.3%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack
Charlotte Checkers
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Holík (25)
AssistsBobby Holik (31)
PointsBobby Holik (56)
Penalty minutesMatthew Barnaby (120)
Plus/minusMatthew Barnaby (+15)
WinsMike Dunham (16)
Goals against averageJussi Markkanen (2.56)
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The 2003–04 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 78th season. The team finished with one of the worst records in the league and missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh consecutive season despite bringing in future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr midway through the season. The team would eventually trade away most of its major acquisitions, including their long-time defensive stalwart Brian Leetch. This would prove to be the final season for team captain Mark Messier.

Off-season

On July 1, 2003, general manager Glen Sather announced he would remain the Rangers head coach.

Regular season

Glen Sather stepped down as head coach on February 25, 2004, to focus on his managerial duties. Assistant coach Tom Renney was named interim head coach. Sather would make nine trades between then and the March 9 trading deadline, shipping out several veteran players for draft picks and prospects.

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 40 21 15 6 229 186 101
2 6 New Jersey Devils 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
3 8 New York Islanders 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
4 13 New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
5 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 Y- Boston Bruins NE 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
3 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 40 21 15 6 209 188 101
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
5 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
13 New York Rangers AT 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

2003–04 regular season
October: 3–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap
1 October 10 @ Minnesota Wild 5 – 3 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 October 11 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 5 – 0 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 October 16 Atlanta Thrashers 0 – 0 OT 0–2–1–0 Recap
4 October 18 Carolina Hurricanes 2 – 2 OT 0–2–2–0 Recap
5 October 20 Florida Panthers 3 – 1 1–2–2–0 Recap
6 October 25 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 1 2–2–2–0 Recap
7 October 28 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3 – 1 2–3–2–0 Recap
8 October 30 Carolina Hurricanes 4 – 1 3–3–2–0 Recap
November: 6–5–3–2 (home: 3–2–0–2; road: 3–3–3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap
9 November 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 5 – 1 4–3–2–0 Recap
10 November 2 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 2 OT 4–3–2–1 Recap
11 November 4 Dallas Stars 3 – 0 5–3–2–1 Recap
12 November 6 @ Carolina Hurricanes 6 – 3 5–4–2–1 Recap
13 November 8 Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 1 OT 5–4–2–2 Recap
14 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 5–5–2–2 Recap
15 November 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 – 2 6–5–2–2 Recap
16 November 15 @ New Jersey Devils 5 – 0 6–6–2–2 Recap
17 November 16 @ Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 2 OT 6–6–3–2 Recap
18 November 18 @ San Jose Sharks 2 – 2 OT 6–6–4–2 Recap
19 November 20 @ Colorado Avalanche 4 – 3 6–7–4–2 Recap
20 November 23 Ottawa Senators 6 – 2 7–7–4–2 Recap
21 November 25 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2 – 0 8–7–4–2 Recap
22 November 26 @ Florida Panthers 3 – 3 OT 8–7–5–2 Recap
23 November 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 1 9–7–5–2 Recap
24 November 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 2 9–8–5–2 Recap
December: 6–5–0–1 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 4–3–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap
25 December 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5 – 4 9–9–5–2 Recap
26 December 4 @ New York Islanders 4 – 2 10–9–5–2 Recap
27 December 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – 2 10–10–5–2 Recap
28 December 10 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 1 10–11–5–2 Recap
29 December 12 @ Buffalo Sabres 3 – 1 11–11–5–2 Recap
30 December 13 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 1 11–12–5–2 Recap
31 December 18 New York Islanders 4 – 3 12–12–5–2 Recap
32 December 20 @ Ottawa Senators 3 – 1 12–13–5–2 Recap
33 December 22 Boston Bruins 4 – 2 13–13–5–2 Recap
34 December 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 – 5 OT 13–13–5–3 Recap
35 December 29 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3 – 2 OT 14–13–5–3 Recap
36 December 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 3 – 2 OT 15–13–5–3 Recap
January: 4–10–2–1 (home: 2–5–1–1; road: 2–5–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap
37 January 1 @ St. Louis Blues 5 – 4 15–14–5–3 Recap
38 January 3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 1 16–14–5–3 Recap
39 January 5 Calgary Flames 5 – 0 16–15–5–3 Recap
40 January 8 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3 – 2 16–16–5–3 Recap
41 January 10 @ New York Islanders 3 – 2 17–16–5–3 Recap
42 January 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 – 1 OT 17–16–5–4 Recap
43 January 13 New York Islanders 4 – 1 18–16–5–4 Recap
44 January 15 New Jersey Devils 3 – 3 OT 18–16–6–4 Recap
45 January 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 2 – 2 OT 18–16–7–4 Recap
46 January 19 @ Boston Bruins 5 – 2 18–17–7–4 Recap
47 January 20 Boston Bruins 4 – 1 18–18–7–4 Recap
48 January 22 Philadelphia Flyers 4 – 2 18–19–7–4 Recap
49 January 24 @ Ottawa Senators 9 – 1 18–20–7–4 Recap
50 January 26 Florida Panthers 5 – 2 19–20–7–4 Recap
51 January 28 Washington Capitals 2 – 1 19–21–7–4 Recap
52 January 30 Buffalo Sabres 3 – 1 19–22–7–4 Recap
53 January 31 @ Buffalo Sabres 3 – 1 19–23–7–4 Recap
February: 4–7–0–1 (home: 2–5–0–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap
54 February 2 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 3 20–23–7–4 Recap
55 February 4 Minnesota Wild 4 – 3 20–24–7–4 Recap
56 February 11 @ New Jersey Devils 3 – 1 21–24–7–4 Recap
57 February 12 Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 1 21–25–7–4 Recap
58 February 14 @ Philadelphia Flyers 6 – 2 21–26–7–4 Recap
59 February 16 Ottawa Senators 4 – 1 21–27–7–4 Recap
60 February 19 New York Islanders 6 – 2 22–27–7–4 Recap
61 February 21 New Jersey Devils 7 – 3 22–28–7–4 Recap
62 February 23 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 1 22–29–7–4 Recap
63 February 26 @ New York Islanders 6 – 3 23–29–7–4 Recap
64 February 28 @ Nashville Predators 2 – 1 OT 23–29–7–5 Recap
65 February 29 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3 – 2 23–30–7–5 Recap
March: 3–10–0–3 (home: 1–6–0–0; road: 2–4–0–3)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap
66 March 2 Atlanta Thrashers 4 – 3 23–31–7–5 Recap
67 March 4 @ Boston Bruins 3 – 1 23–32–7–5 Recap
68 March 5 Washington Capitals 3 – 2 24–32–7–5 Recap
69 March 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 – 4 24–33–7–5 Recap
70 March 9 @ Atlanta Thrashers 2 – 0 25–33–7–5 Recap
71 March 12 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5 – 2 25–34–7–5 Recap
72 March 13 @ Florida Panthers 3 – 2 OT 25–34–7–6 Recap
73 March 15 New Jersey Devils 3 – 1 25–35–7–6 Recap
74 March 18 @ Washington Capitals 4 – 3 OT 25–35–7–7 Recap
75 March 20 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 0 25–36–7–7 Recap
76 March 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 3 OT 25–36–7–8 Recap
77 March 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 – 2 25–37–7–8 Recap
78 March 25 Nashville Predators 4 – 2 25–38–7–8 Recap
79 March 27 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 1 26–38–7–8 Recap
80 March 30 @ New Jersey Devils 5 – 0 26–39–7–8 Recap
81 March 31 Buffalo Sabres 4 – 3 26–40–7–8 Recap
April: 1–0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Recap
82 April 3 @ Washington Capitals 3 – 2 OT 27–40–7–8 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16 Bobby Holik C 82 25 31 56 4 96
11 Mark Messier C 76 18 25 43 3 42
27 Alexei Kovalev‡ RW 66 13 29 42 −5 54
26 Martin Rucinsky‡ LW 69 13 29 42 13 62
2 Brian Leetch‡ D 57 13 23 36 −5 24
36 Matthew Barnaby‡ RW 69 12 20 32 15 120
88 Eric Lindros C 39 10 22 32 7 60
93 Petr Nedved‡ C 65 14 17 31 −9 42
68 Jaromir Jagr† RW 31 15 14 29 −1 12
37 Jan Hlavac LW 72 5 21 26 −8 16
3 Tom Poti D 67 10 14 24 −1 47
17 Chris Simon‡ LW 65 14 9 23 14 225
23 Vladimir Malakhov‡ D 56 3 15 18 −5 53
22 Anson Carter‡ RW 43 10 7 17 −12 14
29 Boris Mironov D 75 3 13 16 1 86
4 Greg de Vries‡ D 53 3 12 15 12 37
21 Jamie Lundmark C 56 2 8 10 −8 33
6 Darius Kasparaitis D 44 1 9 10 11 48
74 Joel Bouchard D 28 1 7 8 2 10
39 Dan LaCouture LW 59 5 2 7 −13 82
51 Fedor Tyutin D 25 2 5 7 −4 14
41 Jed Ortmeyer RW 58 2 4 6 −10 16
44 Josh Green† LW 14 3 2 5 0 8
20 Jozef Balej† RW 13 1 4 5 0 4
22 Thomas Pock† D 6 2 2 4 −4 0
23 Karel Rachunek† D 12 1 3 4 −9 4
47 Mike Green† C 13 1 2 3 0 2
28 Dominic Moore C 5 0 3 3 0 0
5 Dale Purinton D 40 1 1 2 −9 117
10 Sandy McCarthy† RW 13 1 0 1 −8 2
25 Garth Murray C 20 1 0 1 −5 24
15 Chad Wiseman LW 4 1 0 1 −1 0
34 Jason LaBarbera G 4 0 1 1 2
18 Cory Larose C 7 0 1 1 −2 4
24 Chris McAllister† D 12 0 1 1 −4 12
30 Mike Dunham G 57 0 0 0 0
22 Benoit Dusablon C 3 0 0 0 −1 2
12 Ken Gernander RW 2 0 0 0 −1 2
25 Paul Healey‡ RW 4 0 0 0 0 0
38 Bryce Lampman D 8 0 0 0 −4 0
43 Jason MacDonald† RW 4 0 0 0 −1 19
40 Jussi Markkanen‡ G 26 0 0 0 0
33 Jamie McLennan† G 4 0 0 0 0
28 Lawrence Nycholat D 9 0 0 0 −2 6
24 Jamie Pushor† D 7 0 0 0 −3 0
20 Pascal Rheaume†‡ C 17 0 0 0 −3 5
13 Richard Scott LW 5 0 0 0 0 23
18 Mike Siklenka‡ RW 1 0 0 0 0 0
53 Layne Ulmer C 1 0 0 0 −1 0
45 Steve Valiquette† G 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Mike Dunham 57 16 30 5 1522 159 3.03 .896 2 3148
40 Jussi Markkanen‡ 26 8 12 1 611 53 2.56 .913 2 1244
33 Jamie McLennan† 4 1 3 0 97 12 2.96 .876 0 243
34 Jason LaBarbera 4 1 2 0 91 16 4.85 .824 0 198
45 Steve Valiquette† 2 1 1 0 71 6 3.00 .915 0 119

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Lester Patrick Trophy John Davidson
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Jaromir Jagr
Mark Messier
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Martin Rucinsky (November 24)
Mark Messier (January 5)
Team Ceil Saidel Memorial Award Mark Messier
"Crumb Bum" Award Matthew Barnaby
Frank Boucher Trophy Eric Lindros
Good Guy Award Eric Lindros
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award Dominic Moore
Players' Player Award Brian Leetch
Rangers MVP Bobby Holik
Rookie of the Year Jed Ortmeyer
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Jed Ortmeyer

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Dominic Moore November 1, 2003
Jed Ortmeyer November 15, 2003
Jason MacDonald December 12, 2003
Lawrence Nycholat January 20, 2004
Garth Murray January 30, 2004
Fedor Tyutin February 14, 2004
Cory Larose February 16, 2004
Benoit Dusablon March 4, 2004
Bryce Lampman March 9, 2004
Thomas Pock March 23, 2004
Layne Ulmer April 3, 2004
1,000th game played Jaromir Jagr January 30, 2004
Bobby Holík February 14, 2004

Transactions

The Rangers were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To San Jose Sharks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 To New York Rangers
  • Boston's 2nd-round pick in 2003
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) To San Jose Sharks
  • Previous considerations
 To New York Rangers
  • 6th-round pick in 2003
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) To Edmonton Oilers
To New York Rangers
To San Jose Sharks
To New York Rangers
  • Future considerations
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) To San Jose Sharks
To New York Rangers
January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23) To Washington Capitals
To New York Rangers
To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 8th-round pick in 2004
 To New York Rangers
March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02) To Montreal Canadiens
To New York Rangers
March 3, 2004 (2004-03-03) To Edmonton Oilers
To New York Rangers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
To New York Rangers
March 6, 2004 (2004-03-06) To Calgary Flames
To New York Rangers
March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08) To Philadelphia Flyers
To New York Rangers
  • Rights to Rick Kozak
  • 2nd-round pick in 2005
To Colorado Avalanche
To New York Rangers
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Ottawa Senators
To New York Rangers
To Florida Panthers
To New York Rangers
To Vancouver Canucks
To New York Rangers

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Greg de Vries Colorado Avalanche Free agency
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) Chris Simon Chicago Blackhawks Free agency
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Paul Healey Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Brian Leetch Edmonton Oilers Free agency
August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21) John Jakopin San Jose Sharks Free agency
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Jan Hlavac Carolina Hurricanes Free agency
Martin Rucinsky St. Louis Blues Free agency
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) Mark Messier San Jose Sharks Free agency
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30) Jeff Heerema Carolina Hurricanes Waivers
Shawn Heins Atlanta Thrashers Waivers
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Joel Bouchard Buffalo Sabres Waiver draft
Sheldon Keefe Tampa Bay Lightning Waiver draft
Mike Siklenka Philadelphia Flyers Waiver draft
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) Pascal Rheaume New Jersey Devils Free agency
November 23, 2003 (2003-11-23) Phil Osaer Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency
December 11, 2003 (2003-12-11) Jason MacDonald Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency
January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) Jeff Heerema St. Louis Blues Waivers
March 6, 2004 (2004-03-06) Josh Green Calgary Flames Waivers
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) Mike Green Florida Panthers Waivers
Sandy McCarthy Boston Bruins Waivers
March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23) Thomas Pock University of Massachusetts Amherst (HE) Free agency

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Mike Wilson Phoenix Coyotes Buyout
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Vladimir Chebaturkin Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency (VI)
Ted Donato Boston Bruins Free agency (III)
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) John Tripp Los Angeles Kings Free agency (VI)
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Sandy McCarthy Boston Bruins Free agency (III)
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04) Mike Richter Retirement
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) Ales Pisa Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (II)
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) Dixon Ward SC Rapperswil-Jona (NLA) Free agency (III)
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Jeff Heerema St. Louis Blues Waiver draft
Shawn Heins Atlanta Thrashers Waiver draft
Ronald Petrovicky Atlanta Thrashers Waiver draft
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17) Billy Tibbetts San Diego Gulls (ECHL) Free agency (UFA)
October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24) Sheldon Keefe Tampa Bay Lightning Waivers
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05) Mike Siklenka Philadelphia Flyers Waivers
November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19) Dave Karpa Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Free agency (III)
January 16, 2004 (2004-01-16) Sylvain Lefebvre SC Bern (NLA) Free agency (III)
January 29, 2004 (2004-01-29) Pascal Rheaume St. Louis Blues Waivers

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Dan LaCouture Re-signing
Ronald Petrovicky Re-signing
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Jussi Markkanen Re-signing
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Richard Scott Re-signing
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Tom Poti 2-year Arbitration award
August 13, 2003 (2003-08-13) Alexei Kovalev Re-signing
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18) Anson Carter 1-year Re-signing
September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03) Boris Mironov Re-signing
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) Dominic Moore Entry-level
September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12) Jason LaBarbera Re-signing
Lawrence Nycholat Re-signing
June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07) Ryan Hollweg Entry-level

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Hugh Jessiman RW  United States Dartmouth College (ECAC)
2 50 Ivan Baranka D  Slovakia Spartak Dubnica Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
3 75 Ken Roche C  United States St. Sebastian's School (USHS–MA)
4 122 Corey Potter D  United States Michigan State University (CCHA)
5 149 Nigel Dawes LW  Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
6 176 Ivan Dornic C  Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (Slovak Extraliga)
6 179 Philippe Furrer D  Switzerland SC Bern (NLA)
6 180 Chris Holt G  Canada US National Team Development Program (USA)
7 209 Dylan Reese D  United States Pittsburgh Forge (NAHL)
8 243 Jan Marek F  Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga)
Draft notes
  • The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 second-round pick and a 2003 third-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
  • The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 second round pick to the Sharks in exchange for a 2003 third-round pick and this pick.
  • The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 second round pick to the Sharks in exchange for a 2003 second-round pick and this pick.
  • The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of an August 20, 2001 trade that sent Eric Lindros to the Rangers in exchange for Kim Johnsson, Pavel Brendl, Jan Hlavac and this pick.
  • The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a March 18, 2002 trade that sent Pavel Bure and a 2002 second-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novak, a 2002 first round pick, a 2002 second round pick and this pick.
  • The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 30, 2002 trade that sent Mike Richter to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.
  • The Calgary Flames' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a January 22, 2003 trade that sent Mike Mottau to the Flames in exchange for a 2004 sixth-round pick and this pick.
  • The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick (originally New York Rangers) went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 22, 2003 trade that sent previous considerations to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
  • The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a July 16, 2002 trade that sent Derek Armstrong to the Kings in exchange for this conditional pick.
  • The New York Rangers' ninth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a June 23, 2002 trade that sent Krysztof Oliwa to the Rangers in exchange for future considerations (this pick).

Notes

  1. Murray originally wore number 10 prior to McCarthy being acquired.
  2. 4th-round pick in 2004
  3. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.
  4. Wilson signed with Phoenix on September 23.
  5. New York retained Pisa's NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.

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