The New York Rangers made two big moves on defense as they signed lefty Vladislav Gavrikov, and traded lefty K’Andre Miller to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defense prospect Scott Morrow, a first-round pick and a second-round pick.

Miller’s ceiling seemed as high as the ones in pre-World War II apartment buildings lining the Upper West Side. But after ascending under Gerard Gallant’s two-year tenure behind the bench, Miller regressed in each of the past two seasons with Peter Laviolette as the head coach and Phil Housley as the defensive coordinator.

After shopping K'Andre Miller for weeks, the Blueshirts are sending him to a division rival in exchange for draft picks.