Rangers Trade Jessiman

The Rangers have traded former 2003 first round pick Hugh Jessiman to Nashville for the ever-popular future considerations reports Sam Weinman at The Rangers Report.

In what was called one of the strongest drafts in NHL history, the Rangers pick of Jessiman was a huge (no pun intended) mistake. Especially when you consider some of the players drafted after him including Brent Seabrook, Zach Parise, Ryan Getzlaf, and Mike Richards just to name a few. In fact he is the only player drafted in the first round that year not to play in an NHL game. For an entire list of 2003 first round picks click here.

...just add Jessiman's name to a long list of first round busts traded away by the Rangers including Pavel Brendl, Jamie Lundmark, Manny Malhotra and Al Montoya.