A gifted forward acquired to augment the Rangers' scoring, Nash had one goal and four assists in the playoffs.
Mitchell, a grinding forward acquired from Toronto last February, scored midway through the second period off a feed from Michael Del Zotto.
■ Ryane Clowe, the tough, grinding forward acquired near the trade deadline, becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
The Knicks are trying to package Corey Brewer, a forward acquired from Minnesota, in another deal, perhaps for a center.
Jones, a 6-2 forwacquiredired last March in a three-team trade involving the Washington Mystics and the Phoenix Mercury, bolstered the team's depth.
But the night belonged to the Liberty's Tari Phillips, a 6-foot-1-inch power forward acquired in a trade with Portland.
The forward, acquired in the off season to bring some muscle to the Kings' front court, will have surgery to repair his partially dislocated right shoulder.
"Stay calm" was the advice of Dustin Penner, the veteran forward acquired at the trade deadline with two Stanley Cups to his credit.
Now, the Rangers' offense will be built around last year's free agents, centers Scott Gomez and Chris Drury, with scoring also expected to come from Naslund and Nikolai Zherdev, a talented but enigmatic forward acquired in a trade with Columbus on Wednesday.
But anyone writing off Al Jefferson, above, the young power forward acquired by Minnesota in the deal, should take a look at the league leaders in double-doubles this season.
