Rangers Came Close to Landing Calder Winner Matthew Schaefer

The Rangers apparently had a real shot at Matthew Schaefer, and that is the kind of near-miss that haunts a front office for years. When a Calder Trophy winner is almost yours, the gap between plan and reality suddenly feels like a bad bounce and a worse lottery ticket. This is the sort of draft-storyboard regret that can quietly shape a franchise’s next few seasons.