A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens.
[2] On August 16, 2009, Mark Messier rejoined the Rangers organization as a special assistant to general manager Glen Sather.
The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States, Marian Gaborik for Slovakia, Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.
New York's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Canada, at the Bell Centre.
* On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.