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Well, I'm writing this sooner than I thought I would, but I had a few thoughts that I had to type here before I forgot them.
Despite the Rangers' conservative NHL Draft, Glen Sather sure wasn't tight during the first week of July. The only thing that I could think of as I was sitting at work checking TSN religiously on July 1 was how different this team was going to be this season.
However, I can honestly say that I didn't see any of the moves that Slats made coming (except for the Naslund and Mara signings, scroll down to earlier posts in my blog to back that up). Some of the moves made me wonder what the hell Slats was thinking, and because of this, I can confidently say that some Ranger fans I know wanted to hang him from the rafters of Section 420.
However, some of the moves he pulled off made me tip his cap to him, showing us a couple business strokes of brilliance we still know him to be capable of. Here is my take on the free agent signings and moves of free agency thus far:
- Signing Aaron Voros to a three year, three million dollar deal: The first signing by the Rangers of Free Agency, this move, although unspectacular looking at first, I think will turn into a great signing.
Voros is a big bottom six forward that surely can replace Hollweg on the fourth line and bring a similar game with more offense (I really hope so anyway). He scored seven goals, more than Hollweg's career total, and added seven assists to Minnesota's trap-system game.
I think he can blossom here into a legitimate fourth liner that is a threat to score when on the ice. It doesn't hurt that he isn't afraid to drop the gloves either.
- Signing Patrick Rissmiller: This is one of the few moves that made me scratch my head. However, with the recent departure of Josh Gratton, this turns into a very wise signing by Sather.
To be honest, I don't know much about him aside from the fact th
6 comments Last one added 12 months ago — Leave a Comment
Rob Saccuzzo about 1 year ago
Maybe you should have been a little more Rangers-centric with the title...
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Joe Correia 12 months ago
Alright, I'll keep it in mind for future posts!
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Chris Hoeler 12 months ago
Good job Joe....keep up the good work. And good riddance to Jagr.
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MR CONTROVERSY 12 months ago
hey good artice ... one question though ,, i thought and heard this kid Cherepanov is coming this year ... online it says hes signed ,,,, but doesn't say when hes coming ... what is thew story with him .... ty
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Alex Harrington 12 months ago
Zherdev is a talent for sure, but i wouldnt call that a fleecing. Zherdev cant be great one night and Sergei Samsonov another. Time will tell.
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Jarett Cavell 12 months ago
Cherapanov's got one year left on his deal with Omsk. He says he wants to honor that and my guess is that with the ne "understanding" betweent he NHL and Euro Leagues we won't see him until next year. Good write up. I'm guessing we get 2-3 years from Redden as a first pair d man before the kids (Staal/Sanguinetti) take it for good. Kalinin scares me, but if he faulters that only means we'll be seeing bobby sooner rather than later.
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