The news broke yesterday that the New York Rangers invited not just one, but three veterans to training camp on a tryout basis: Ruslan Fedotenko, Garnet Exelby, and Alexei Semenov. Tryouts are designed to be a low risk, potential high reward move, in an attempt to find veterans looking to prove themselves after not receiving a contract for the coming season. The Rangers are not paying these guys to be in camp, and can sever ties with them if they do not make the team.
Another great aspect of the tryout is the competition is breeds. By bringing in Exelby and Semenov, players like Wade Redden and, as pointed out by poster Fotiu is God, Matt Gilroy, to bring their ‘A’ game, or else be sent to Hartford. The presence of Exelby, a physical force in the crease, and Semenov, a defensively sound stay-at-home guy, also forces prospect Ryan McDonagh to impress at camp, or else work on his game in the AHL before being called up. There are now nine defensemen, including Marc Sta...
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