Book Feature Tricks of the Trade – A Century-Long Journey Through Every Trade Made In New York Rangers’ History (by Sean McCaffrey, Foreword Stan Fischler)

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To those who are interested, and once again, another stick tap for Marcel (who I hope will edit this post if I broke any forum rules and/or didn't format this correctly), here is the latest information on my new Rangers' history title, a four volume set of books.

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“Tricks of the Trade – A Century-Long Journey Through Every Trade Made In New York Rangers’ History,” a four-volume set of books that meticulously covers every trade made in franchise history, is now on sale.

All four volumes of the title can be purchased on Amazon.com and are presented in three different formats – eBook, paperback and hardcover.

To purchase Volume I: Conn Smythe (1926) – Craig Patrick (1986), visit Amazon.com

To purchase Volume II: Phil Esposito (1986) – Neil Smith (2000), visit Amazon.com

To purchase Volume III: Glen Sather (2000-2015), visit Amazon.com

To purchase Volume IV: Jeff Gorton (2015) – Chris Drury (2022), visit Amazon.com



You can also find all four-volumes of this title on Amazon by searching my name or typing “Tricks of the Trade” in Amazon’s search bar.
For those wishing to purchase signed copies of all four volumes, contact me directly.

Should you wish to purchase the volumes separately, Amazon has you covered.

Shipping prices have gone up over the last year. To reflect these changes, I’m only charging less than a nickel to ship these books out to you!

The price for all four volumes of the paperback version (all signed) is $100.

The price for all four volumes of the hardcover version (all signed) is $120.

I accept PAYPAL, VENMO and personal check. (International customers, please contact me at [email protected] for a shipping quote.)

You can directly PAYPAL me your order by paying [email protected].

You can directly VENMO me your order by paying @Sean-McCaffrey-34.


In the payment notes section, please include your address, and if you desire – any custom message in your signed books.

Furthermore, as an exclusive deal for readers of HF Boards, if you haven’t purchased my first book, “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden,” now a companion piece to this four-volume set, I am now running a 50% off sale on the one-year anniversary of that title.

For an extra $10, I will include a signed paperback version of “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden” to your order.

For those who would like to pay by check, want a direct payment link (Paypal or Venmo) or have any other questions, please contact me at [email protected].

You will receive a confirmation email once shipped.



As I’ve been saying for a while – I believe that once these books get into your hands, you will have the best and deepest look at Rangers’ history in front of you.

Here is the Amazon.com description of all four volumes:

“Tricks of the Trade – A Century-Long Journey Through Every Trade Made In New York Rangers’ History,” is a four-volume set of books that cover EVERY SINGLE TRADE ever made in all of New York Rangers history.

All twelve Ranger general managers are extensively and chronologically covered throughout the course of this four-volume title, where during that time, nearly 700 trades and 3,000 players are discussed.

“Tricks of the Trade – A Century-Long Journey Through Every Trade Made In New York Rangers’ History,” simply put, is the only book of its kind – as it is the only title on the market today that covers the entire history of the New York Rangers.

From the author of “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden” and “One Game at a Time – a Season to Remember;” “Tricks of the Trade – A Century-Long Journey Through Every Trade Made In New York Rangers’ History,” recaps every trade ever made in all of Rangers’ history and with no detail left unearthed.

This title is not just a list of trades. Instead, every trade made by every general manager in Rangers’ history is explored and then graded. Quotes, explanations on why these trades were made and what happened afterwards are featured during the four volumes.

From 1926-2022, “Tricks of the Trade” not only provides a deep look into Rangers’ history, but dives into the histories of nearly forty other NHL franchises too, including teams from both the past and the present.

“Tricks of the Trade” is a General Manager-by-General Manager journey, that not only discusses all of the Rangers’ general managers from franchise history, but also covers the eras of each men – and both the advantages and disadvantages that each general manager had – such as expansion, salary caps, second leagues, draft rights, home ice and more.

“Tricks of the Trade” also recounts the careers and lives of many men to have worn the familiar blue Rangers’ sweater. In addition to the stuff on the ice, “Tricks of the Trade” also takes a look at off-ice human interest stories, triumphs, tragedies and sensitive topics, including substance abuse, arrests, plane crashes, wars, concussions, diseases, mental health, pandemics, defections and more.

During the near one hundred years worth of Rangers’ history covered in “Tricks of the Trade,” you will relive the greatest hits and biggest misses from the inception of the Rangers throughout today, while also examining every other trade ever made.

Every player from every trade ever made receives full attention, including, but not limited to, players such as Mark Messier, Andy Bathgate, Harry Howell, Dave Kerr, Ryan Callahan, Martin St. Louis, Brian Leetch, Mike Richter, Doug Harvey, Igor Shestyorkin, Rick Nash, Adam Graves, Jean Ratelle, Brad Park, Phil Esposito, Ryan McDonagh, Emile Francis, Glen Sather, Eddie Giacomin, Scott Gomez, Bun Cook, Mika Zibanejad, Camille Henry, Jaromir Jagr, Gump Worsley, Rick Middleton, Bobby Carpenter and hundreds more.

Every era is also discussed in-detail, including “The Original Rangers,” “The Original Six Era,” “The Post World War II Era,” “The Emile Francis Era,” “The Core Four of 1994 Era,” “The Dark Ages,” “The Henrik Lundqvist Era,” “The Letter Era,” and the current era of today.

“Tricks of the Trade – A Century Long Journey Through Every Trade Made In New York Rangers History” is a book for anyone who not only wants to learn about Rangers’ history, but to completely understand the history of the franchise too.


Here are all four covers of the title:


Volume I

Volume II

Volume III

Volume IV


A sample page from the title – note the cream paper and 12pt font – you won’t have to squint your eyes when reading these four volumes!

SAMPLE CHAPTERS

DATE OF TRADE: March 19th, 2002

RANGERS ACQUIRE: Rem Murray and Tom Poti

EDMONTON OILERS ACQUIRE: Mike York and a Fourth Round Pick of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (#106 – Ivan Koltsov).


Link: Tyler Motte Takes His Apple Sauce to Ottawa; Who the Rangers Have to Replace Him, Zac Jones Embraces Rangers’ Rookie Camp; Vin Trocheck Looking for a Friend, NYR Streaming Issues, Sample Chapter of “Tricks of the Trade,” Tom Poti, “The Fly Line” & More


Glen Sather named as general manager of the New York Rangers

Link: Sample Chapter of Upcoming NYR “Tricks of the Trades” Book; Glen Sather, James Dolan & The Henrik Lundqvist Draft, Nazem Kadri Flames Islanders; Isle Problems, Three NHL Teams To Watch, An Interesting MAF Return Scenario, “One Game at a Time” Presale & More


DATE OF TRADE: July 1st, 2019

RANGERS ACQUIRE: Third Round Pick of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft (#65 – Jayden Grubbe)

BUFFALO SABRES ACQUIRE: Jimmy Vesey


Link: Updates on Two New NYR Books Set to Hit the Market; Sample Chapter of “Tricks of the Trade,” The Jimmy Vesey Return Rumors (And The Overreactions); Vesey’s History and Susan Sarandon, Adam Fox v. Cale Makar & More


DATE OF TRADE: November 16th, 2018

RANGERS ACQUIRE: Ryan Strome

EDMONTON OILERS ACQUIRE: Ryan Spooner


Link: Ryan Strome Goes From “The City That Never Sleeps” to Disneyland; Sample Chapter of Upcoming NYR Trades Book, Rangers/Drury Continue To Flesh Out 2022-23 Roster, NYR Podcasts & More


DATE OF TRADE: July 17th, 2007

RANGERS ACQUIRE: Andrew Hutchinson, Joe Barnes and a Third Round Pick of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (#75 – Evgeny Grachev)

CAROLINA HURRICANES ACQUIRE: Matt Cullen


Link: New York Rangers’ Clickbait & Rumor Mill Fully Motoring; Nazem Kadri vs Ryan Strome & Andrew Copp, Sample Chapter of Upcoming NYR Trades Book; Fifteen Year Anniversary of the Scott Gomez & Chris Drury Signings, 2007-08 Salary Cap Reminiscent of 2022-23 & More

Thank you for your interest and LGR.
Sean
 

Theokritos

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Nice to have you back!

Four books at once? That sounds like a lot of material. And it was all done within one year?
 
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Nice to have you back!

Four books at once? That sounds like a lot of material. And it was all done within one year?
Yes, four titles - wasn't my original plan, but as I was going, there was no way I could recount nearly 100 years of trades in just 300-400 pages.

Yep, got it done in a year - had more free time once I stopped going to the bars every night.

Probably should have staggered the releases one-by-one, as asking people to buy four books at once is a lot, but once I started rolling, I decided to release everything together. I guess I'm a "completionist."

Also wanted to dive into my next projects!
 

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Yes, four titles - wasn't my original plan, but as I was going, there was no way I could recount nearly 100 years of trades in just 300-400 pages.

Yep, got it done in a year - had more free time once I stopped going to the bars every night.

Probably should have staggered the releases one-by-one, as asking people to buy four books at once is a lot, but once I started rolling, I decided to release everything together. I guess I'm a "completionist."

Also wanted to dive into my next projects!
Interesting stuff and the first thing I thought of was the complete 28 volume of all of Phil Espsostio's trades with direct interviews with Phil himself.
 

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How would you rank the various Rangers GMs in their history? Smith seems difficult. He did win a cup but afterwards…oy vey..although he also had pressure most years to win another with Messier still on board.
 

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I talk about this in-depth throughout the book (there are profiles on every GM and the book is broken down GM-by-GM), but a short answer:

Top 3 NYR GMs: Lester Patrick, Neil Smith, Emile Francis
Worst 3 NYR GMs: Glen Sather, John Ferguson, Phil Esposito
 

BCBS

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Covered in-detail the book - and what's most important - is how you take into account the eras (different parameters), but here's three great ones and three bad ones:

(The Better Ones)

1- Messier/Beukeboom to NYR
2- Kerr to NYR
3 - O'Connor & Eddolls to NYR

(The Worst Ones)

1 - Hodge for Middleton
2 - Ridley & Miller for Carpenter
3 - Zubov/Nedved for Robitaille/Samuelsson

I hope you check out Volume I - and continue on - I don't know of a better NYR history (and NHL too) book out there
 

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