Emile Francis trades
| Chicago Blackhawks acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1973 9th round pick (#141-Steve Alley) | May 15, 1973 | cash |  |
| California Golden Seals (Oakland) acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.gif){kind=small} | Gary Coalter | March 4, 1973 | Bert Marshall | |
| future considerations (Dave Hrechkosy) | future considerations (cash) | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | player to be named (Steve Andrascik) | March 2, 1973 | Sheldon Kannegiesser | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ab DeMarco Jr. | March 2, 1973 | Mike Murphy | |
| Atlanta Flames acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Curt Bennett | November 28, 1972 | Ron Harris | |
| Atlanta Flames acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | November 28, 1972 | Yves Belanger | |
| Barry Gibbs | ||||
| Phil Myre | ||||
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | November 15, 1972 | Gene Carr | |
| Jack Egers | Wayne Connelly | |||
| Mike Murphy | Jim Lorentz | |||
| New York Rangers acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | November 14, 1972 | Ron Stewart |  |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Sather | October 28, 1972 | Jack Egers | |
| Rene Villemure | ||||
| Atlanta Flames acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hogaboam | June 16, 1972 | Bill Heindl | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | June 8, 1972 | 1972 9th round pick (#137-Pierre Archambault) | |
| New York Rangers acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islanders promised to not take certain players in 1972 expansion draft | June 8, 1972 | 1973 7th round pick (#110-Denis Andersen) | |
| 1973 8th round pick (#126-Denis Desgagnes) | ||||
| Atlanta Flames acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 9th round pick (not exercised) | June 6, 1972 | Flames promised to not draft certain players in 1972 expansion draft | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Durbano | May 24, 1972 | Curt Bennett | |
| future considerations (Peter McDuffe) | ||||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gary Doak | May 24, 1972 | Joe Zanussi | |
| Rick Newell | 1972 1st round pick (#10-Al Blanchard) | |||
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | cash | March 5, 1972 | Ron Stewart | |
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | cash | March 5, 1972 | rights to Phil Goyette | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pierre Jarry | February 20, 1972 | Jim Dorey | |
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lorentz | January 14, 1972 | 1972 2nd round pick (#21-Larry Sacharuk) | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Balon | November 16, 1971 | Gary Doak | |
| Wayne Connelly | Jim Wiste | |||
| Ron Stewart | ||||