GlitchMarner
Typical malevolent, devious & vile Maple Leafs fan
Several players have had their careers suddenly and perhaps unexpectedly go downhill after signing with the New York Rangers. Is there an underlying reason for this?
Examples:
Valeri Kamensky: He scored between 66 and 85 points and 26 and 38 goals three seasons in a row with the Avalanche from '96 to '98. His last season with Colorado wasn't as good as he scored at only a 56 point clip (44 points in 65 games). His offense continued declining with the Rangers: he scored 14 and 13 goals and 43 and 34 points in two full seasons with the Rangers (in 58 and 65 games).
Wade Redden: He was out of the NHL entirely after his second season with the Rangers.
Eric Lindros: The 1995 Hart winner had a respectable first season in Broadway (by his standards), scoring 73 points in 72 games. However, he scored only 19 goals and 53 points in 81 games the following season (very uncharacteristic for him compared to his career up to that point) and then only had ten goals in 39 games in '03-'04.
Brad Richards: The former Conn Smythe winner was coming off a couple of seasons in which he had finished in the top ten in NHL scoring when he signed with the Rangers in 2011. After a solid first season on Broadway in which he put up 66 points and helped the Rangers finish first in the Eastern Conference and a 15 point playoffs, he seemed to struggle after the latest lockout, potting only 11 goals in 46 games and being a healthy scratch in the 2013 playoffs. He rebounded with a decent 51 point season in '14 and scored nine points in the first two rounds of the playoffs to help the Rangers reach the ECF before cooling down and not being very productive in the last two rounds of the playoffs. He was bought out in 2014.
Chris Drury: The former Calder winner saw his numbers decline after joining the Rangers, but he still put up more than 55 points in each of his first two seasons on Broadway. However, he scored only 14 goals and 32 points in 77 games in '10 and then one goal and five points in 24 games in '11 and was bought out and never played in the NHL again.
What happened to these players?
Examples:
Valeri Kamensky: He scored between 66 and 85 points and 26 and 38 goals three seasons in a row with the Avalanche from '96 to '98. His last season with Colorado wasn't as good as he scored at only a 56 point clip (44 points in 65 games). His offense continued declining with the Rangers: he scored 14 and 13 goals and 43 and 34 points in two full seasons with the Rangers (in 58 and 65 games).
Wade Redden: He was out of the NHL entirely after his second season with the Rangers.
Eric Lindros: The 1995 Hart winner had a respectable first season in Broadway (by his standards), scoring 73 points in 72 games. However, he scored only 19 goals and 53 points in 81 games the following season (very uncharacteristic for him compared to his career up to that point) and then only had ten goals in 39 games in '03-'04.
Brad Richards: The former Conn Smythe winner was coming off a couple of seasons in which he had finished in the top ten in NHL scoring when he signed with the Rangers in 2011. After a solid first season on Broadway in which he put up 66 points and helped the Rangers finish first in the Eastern Conference and a 15 point playoffs, he seemed to struggle after the latest lockout, potting only 11 goals in 46 games and being a healthy scratch in the 2013 playoffs. He rebounded with a decent 51 point season in '14 and scored nine points in the first two rounds of the playoffs to help the Rangers reach the ECF before cooling down and not being very productive in the last two rounds of the playoffs. He was bought out in 2014.
Chris Drury: The former Calder winner saw his numbers decline after joining the Rangers, but he still put up more than 55 points in each of his first two seasons on Broadway. However, he scored only 14 goals and 32 points in 77 games in '10 and then one goal and five points in 24 games in '11 and was bought out and never played in the NHL again.
What happened to these players?