2008 Free Agency Review

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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

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