Not that long ago, a young forward named Brennan Othmann was the Big Apple of the New York Rangers eye.
Much like new Rangers forward prospect Liam Greentree, acquired as the principal asset in the Artemi Panarin trade with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, Othmann was a first-round draft pick who put up serious offensive numbers in junior hockey. As general manager Chris Drury’s first-ever draft pick, Othmann also played with a fiery edge that represented exactly where the Rangers’ new head of personnel wanted to take the organization in the near future.