Over the course of 30 days, yours truly is going to take a look at each team in the league, examine their off-season moves, assess the biggest issue facing the team, highlight a player or two to watch for, and finally give an outlook on the season.

Next up, the New York Rangers.

The New York Rangers have seen a few big changes this Off-Season, after putting up a good fight to make the Playoffs last year, but ultimately fading down the stretch.

Just mere weeks ago, the New York Rangers were rotting in the basement of the CMHL. Fast forward a couple of weeks, and the Rangers have won four straight games, as well as seven of their last eight, and find themselves just one point back of Buffalo for the last playoff spot in the East.

Over the Christmas break, New York Rangers General Manager Justin Roche made a trade. He sent Forwards Brad Richards and Miroslav Satan to the Dallas Stars. In return, he recieved four players, each of whom made their Rangers debut on Sunday.

The New York Rangers made a blockbuster trade today, aquiring Center Brad Richards from the Buffalo Sabres, in exchange for Defenseman Andrej Meszaros and Center Gilbert Brule.