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Bleacher Report:
PLAYERS:
Scott Gomez,
Tyler Arnason,
Brian Boyle,
Enver Lisin,
Wade Redden,
Bobby Sanguinetti,
Dan Girardi,
Marc Staal,
Jeff Finger,
Francois Beauchemin,
Tomas Kaberle,
Phil Kessel,
Artem Anisimov,
Byron Bitz,
Ian White,
Dany Heatley,
Chris Drury,
Patrice Bergeron,
Blake Wheeler,
Dale Weise,
Michael Del Zotto,
Mike Van Ryn
TEAMS: Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators
TEAMS: Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators
Glen Sather... yet again... has totally changed the Rangers roster, from top to bottom. We have the toughest coach since the iconic Mike Keenan. The two best penalty killers on possibly the best penalty killing team are gone. Our free agent prize from two years back, Scott Gomez, was happily shipped up North.
Added to an anemic-like goal scoring team was quite possibly the most exciting Slokak ever. We picked up a few big ifs, like Tyler Arnason, Brian Boyle and Enver Lisin. Our most exciting winger from last year is gone, and probably off to Russia. To me, none of these though are our biggest issue.
Without a doubt, our blueline is where questions remain. We are still, so far at least, left with two of the most questionable free agent acquisitions, being Michal Roszival and Wade Redden. Now, prior to last season, I have been a fan of Roszival's. He's shown me the potential to be a solid offensive defenseman. Wade Redden on the other hand, has been a bust since he's been on...
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