The New York Rangers have been searching for a number one center for a number of years, and that search continues as they have yet to find one to pair with a struggling Marian Gaborik in hopes of getting the best from him. In a league where a number one center is at a premium it is rare to see them hit the trade or free agent market, so teams are usually forced into hoping they can develop one they have drafted. One potential number one center is considered to be in the attainable category before this month's trade deadline; Florida Panther Stephen Weiss. Adding potential intrigue to this idea was the report per David
Neal of the Miami Herald, the Rangers had scouts at Monday’s Florida/St.
Louis game.
Beyond just Weiss, this is a great game for the
Rangers to scout because both teams are on the outside looking in, which might
make both amenable to making trades.
Each team has some potential targets that might interest the Rangers, but
let’s look at Stephen Weiss ...
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