How did the Rangers do on deadline week? A look at all the moves and how they set up the lineup, with Baugh and Staple's early analysis.

And some are like this year, when general manager Chris Drury made sure to get a return on impending free agents Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey and Reilly Smith — none of whom were going to re-up — while at the same time fortifying the roster for a run at a playoff spot and leaving the heavy lifting for the summer.

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, but Rangers GM Chris Drury feels the team will receive a big boost down the stretch in another way.

The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Erik Brannstrom from the New York Rangers for forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Hopefully Brannstrom didn’t get too comfortable with the Rangers’ organization, because he’ll be on the move again just a month after being traded there by the Vancouver Canucks as part of the J.

The Buffalo Sabres acquired defenseman Erik Brannstrom from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel, the team announced Friday. Brannstrom, 25, recorded eight points (3+5) in 28 games this season with Vancouver before being traded to New York on Jan.

The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline late Thursday night by getting center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders.

Islanders general manager and president of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello made his last pitch on a contract extension Thursday.