-- File -- In this April 5, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Wild forward Marian Gaborik(notes), of Slovakia, smiles against the Detroit Red Wings in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit. The New York Rangers signed the 27-year-old Gaborik away from the Wild with a five-year, $37.5 million deal on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 file photo, Montreal Canadiens' Chris Higgins readies to shoot, and score an empty-net goal against the Philadelphia Flyers in the third period of a hockey game in Philadelphia. The Canadiens won, 3-1. New York Rangers Scott Gomez's(notes) brief New York tenure ended Tuesday June 30, 2009 when the star center was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Canadiens as part of a six-player deal including Higgins.

In this photo taken on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, New York Rangers' Scott Gomez(notes) looks to pass during the second period of the NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. Gomez's brief New York tenure ended Tuesday June 30, 2009 when the star center was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Canadiens as part of a six-player deal including Chris Higgins.

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Ray Bourque (C) poses with his sons Chris and Ryan Bourque (2nd-R) and other family members after Ryan was drafted by the New York Rangers during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Ray Bourque poses with his sons Ryan Bourque after he was drafted by the New York Rangers during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Ryan Bourque poses after being drafted by the New York Rangers during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Scott Stajcer of the New York Rangers talks to the media after being drafted in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Ryan Bourque of the New York Rangers looks on after he was drafted by the Rangers in the third round during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Ethan Werek of the New York Rangers poses for a portrait during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: General Manager and President Glen Sather of the New York Rangers works the phones during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Former NHL star Raymond Bourque (left) poses for the cameras with his son, Ryan, who was drafted in the third round by the New York Rangers at the 2009 NHL entry draft in Montreal Saturday, June 27, 2009.

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Ray Bourque (C) poses with his sons Chris and Ryan Bourque (R) after Ryan was drafted by the New York Rangers during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Ethan Werek of the New York Rangers greets members of the Rangers front office after being drafted in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Ethan Werek of the New York Rangers looks on after being drafted in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers poses for a photo after the Rangers selected him #19 overall during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Chris Kreider poses for a photograph after being drafted by the New York Rangers at the 2009 NHL hockey entry draft Friday, June 26, 2009, in Montreal.

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers talks to the media after the Rangers selected him #19 overall during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Chris Kreider puts on his New York Rangers sweater after the Rangers selected him #19 overall during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers smiles on stage after the Rangers selected him #19 overall during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers smiles on stage after the Rangers selected him #19 overall during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 1999 file photo, Montreal Canadiens Matt Higgins is upended by New York Rangers Brian Leetch during first period NHL action in Montreal. The Hockey Hall of Fame will welcome an all-star lineup this year Tuesday June 23, 2009. Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Leetch comprise a stellar class of 2009 that also includes longtime New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello in the builder category.

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2000 file photo, New York Rangers' Brian Leetch controls the puck in front of Montreal Canadiens' Patrick Poulin during the first period at Madison Square Garden in New York. Leetch, one of the NHL's top defensemen who helped the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1994, was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday June 23, 2009.