Rangers News: Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko Sent To Hartford

Not going to lie, very disappointed Mcdonagh didn’t make the team, Valentenko needed to go down. But Eminger better only see the press box cause he was brutal. Sauer although I don’t really like him earned it, and Gilroy did as well.

McDonough did not earn the spot.
Everybody was rooting for him, myself included, but he did not have a better camp than any of the other guys and given the waivers situation it’s a sensible move. It hurts neither McD or the team to send him down to Hartford. His decision to turn pro is still good because there’s a big difference between playing in Hartford and playing back at school.
Definitely expect a trade though, and expect to see more of McDonough before this season is done.

Oh, and Jim, they’re not “afraid of losing Steve Eminger.”

Exactly as I said yesterday – rather than risk losing Eminger and Sauer on waivers (the former a possibility, the latter almost certainly) they would keep them, send McDonagh and Valentenko down. A month or two in Hartford and those two guys are ready if there’s an injury and they need to be called up.

Whether there’s a move now or down the road, it also leaves open the possibility of a trade – which isn’t a bad thing at all. As long as it’s not Souray……….

A little surprised about Mcdonagh, but I guess they are trying to avoid what happened last year with Gilroy, bringing him up before he was really ready. He also did just come out of college, so they might want him to play against pro players before NHLers.