Erie Otters forward Connor McDavid, at 16 the youngest player in the Ontario Hockey League, was named the OHL Rookie of the Year on Thursday.

McDavid was second among OHL rookies with 66 points, and third with 25 goals. He was the youngest player to skate in the Subway Super Series, when he played for Team OHL in November, and led Team Ontario with six goals and nine points at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in December.

"It's a tremendous honor," McDavid said on a conference call. "I was fortunate to have a good enough year to win. It was a fun year with the Otters. The coaches, players and staff were all so welcoming."

NASHVILLE -- Marian Gaborik did not arrive in Nashville for his first game as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets until almost 10 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday after being traded by the New York Rangers.

Marian Gaborik

Right Wing - CBJ

GOALS: 9 | ASST: 10 | PTS: 19
SOG: 113 | +/-: -8

He did not meet his new teammates -- some of whom are old acquaintances from the Rangers -- until Thursday morning when the Blue Jackets held their morning skate at Bridgestone Arena. In all, he said it was a hectic day.

Because of the last-minute nature of the timing, Columbus coach Todd Richards decided to make things simple for the right wing for his first on-ice session with his new team. Richards put Gaborik on a line with some familiar faces, center Artem Anisimov and left wing Vinny Prospal -- the three played briefly together as a line with the Rangers.

"We had some good games together in New York, so hopefully we can carry it over to here," said Gaborik, who was acquired with a couple of minor leaguers for John Moore, Derick Brassard and Derek Dorsett. "Work hard and enjoy ourselves also out there and do whatever it takes."

BOSTON -- With Mark Recchi's 43rd birthday just a couple months past in the spring of 2011, he famously told his Boston Bruins teammates that if the team ended its Stanley Cup championship drought he would retire.

That June, Recchi made good on his promise.

Now, 41-year-old Jaromir Jagr, another left-shooting right wing whose plaque will someday wind up on the wall of the Hall of Fame in Toronto, is not about to make any such proclamations in the Bruins dressing room.

To be fair, Recchi was in his third season with Boston when he declared his intentions, and Jagr had been property of the Bruins two days when he was asked Thursday if this is his last shot at playing in the NHL and again raising the Cup.

NEW YORK -- Panic is a strong word in sports, far too strong to describe the emotional state of the Pittsburgh Penguins right now.

Alarmed works. Startled, anxious and worried all fit as well.

Though one forgettable, streak-busting blowout loss was almost expected after a perfect March, a second straight no-show 24 hours later at Madison Square Garden means it is look-in-the-mirror time for the Penguins.

"Everybody is telling us we're good and we're going to win, maybe it got to our head a little bit," Penguins wing Pascal Dupuis said following the 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday at the Garden.

The Penguins have been outscored 10-2 by the Sabres and Rangers this week. They gave up nine goals in the 11 games before that.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers have engineered two blockbuster trades in a span of about eight months, featuring superstars, role players, young talent and draft picks.

With the dust settling, are these teams better off after all these moves? Did one come out farther ahead than the other?

First, let's take a look at all the assets that have changed hands in these two trades:

Marian Gaborik	Rick Nash
Artem Anisimov	Derick Brassard
Brandon Dubinsky	Derek Dorsett
Tim Erixon	John Moore
2013 first-round pick	2013 third-round pick*
Steven Delisle**	2014 sixth-round pick
Blake Parlett
*Should the Rangers reach the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, the Blue Jackets retain the pick
**Delisle was sent to the Rangers in the Nash deal, but returned in the Gaborik deal

Every Thursday during the season, Justin Goldman, the Director of Goalie Scouting for McKeen's Hockey and founder of The Goalie Guild, will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy goaltenders in NHL.com's weekly segment: "In the Cage." From updated goalie rankings to guys you should keep a close eye on and much more, Goldman will be your fantasy goalie expert all season long.

Ben Bishop

Goalie - TBL

RECORD: 8-5-0
GAA: 2.45 | SVP: 0.922

Because of this, we strategically placed him 25th overall in our initial Top-30 fantasy goalie rankings.

Lindback had a few stretches of solid play, but more often than not, he was struggling to adjust. He went 4-1-0 with a 2.80 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in his first five games, but 3-3-1 with a 3.56 GAA and .872 save percentage in his next nine appearances.

The fantasy hockey playoffs are underway and the 2013 NHL Trade Deadline is now in our rearview mirror. So what's next for your fantasy squad post-Deadline?

Find out Thursday, Apr. 4 at 2:30 p.m. ET as NHL.com's fantasy hockey experts get together for their latest Google+ hangout. They will break down all the significant moves leading up to the Trade Deadline and analyze the fantasy impact of these transactions.

Whether your players were dealt or their line combos will simply change as a result of trades, these decisions in the coming days will be some of the most important ones your team will face all season. Luckily, NHL.com's team of insiders is here to guide owners in the right direction.

Former NHL defenseman, coach and general manager Pat Quinn has been selected to take over as the new Chairman of the Board for the Hockey Hall of Fame effective Aug. 1. Bill Hay, who has been the Hall's Chairman and CEO for 15 years, will be retiring effective July 31.

Jeff Denomme, the current President of the Hockey Hall of Fame, will add Chief Executive Officer to his title.

Hay was appointed Chairman and CEO in July 1998. He has served the Hall of Fame for 33 years, including 15 as a member of the Selection Committee (1980-95) and 18 on the Board of Directors (1995-2013).

The gurus of NHL Central Scouting will put the finishing touches on their final rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft when their final meetings start Friday.

While those final ratings won't be released until later this month, NHL.com couldn't wait that long. In the interim, two veteran NHL scouts -- one representing a team from each conference -- were asked to provide their first-round projections in exchange for anonymity.

The following two mock drafts might very well be the closest thing you'll see anywhere on the Internet in terms of how the opening round of the 2013 Draft might pan out.

Things certainly will change between now and when the teams congregate at Prudential Center on June 30 for the annual selection extravaganza, but our Eastern and Western scouts were more than willing to give it a shot.

NEW YORK -- It was just one game, but the New York Rangers started the post-Marian Gaborik era about as well anyone could have hoped.

New acquisitions Ryane Clowe, Derick Brassard and John Moore combined for four goals and four assists as the Rangers blew away the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

The six goals were the most for the Rangers in a game this season, and they came mere hours after Gaborik was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Brassard, Moore, Derek Dorsett, who is out with a broken collarbone, and a sixth-round draft pick.

The deal was first reported at about 2 p.m. ET and wasn't made official until 5:15 p.m. That didn't give the Rangers much of a chance to digest the news before their 7:30 p.m. ET game.