Rangers News: Rangers Make First Cuts

but I honestly didn’t think that any of them were going to crack the lineup.

Doesn’t Manning have a year of Jr. elligibility left? Could be a case of the team wanting to get a better look at him, to see where they want him to play. Send him back to Jrs or to AHL/ECHL – or maybe even not sign him to a contract at all.

Regarding Williams and Newbury, both have been around for a while. Do they help us meet veteran player requirements in games where we want don’t want to dress too many roster players? Are they bodies that fill out lines, and help run drills, without being a threat to young players trying out. Finally, it could be a courtesy – they are vets, they get every chance to play at the NHL level, show Slats, and other GM’s what they can do, and try to land an NHL job. If they’re gonna be in Hartford with our prospects, we want them happy.

well maybe we play like an elimination type game tomorrow where all the longshots play and winners last a few more days.

Good point, George. I find it kind of odd that those three were not cut as well. Maybe Torzts wants to see them in preseason action. If that is the case, then Bourque and Werek should have been kept up as well.

Perhaps they were a bit disapointed with him, and are looking to light a fire under him?

That there’s surplus talent on the roster, but I don’t think the excess 3rd and 4th line players, especially veteran players on 1 way deals could fetch anything attractive now without combining them with a high upside prospect or draft pick.

Make it happen Glen!

he’s not going to get cut but he might not see ice time and he will be spending time in the press box.

I guess the first comment is his last name is spelled Christensen. Christ…ensen. And he is going to play a prominent role with this club for the next two years, so I think fans and bloggers ought to get used to it. I don’t have a man crush on this hockey player but it is clear he has skills and thus far is underrated by the fan base. He has great hands and quick feet. Love him…..just not that way…

LOL! Nice catch. I never would have noticed that.

Not so much a missed player.

dont see exelby making it, probably semenov or eminger.
I think boyle and maybe even kennedy make the club, dont see MZA starting the year up.

Fedotenko was the worst player on the ice last night he’s not making it

i think on d..

staal girardi mdz rozi and gilroy are all but locks.. and the other 2 spots are between mcd/eminger/semenov and long shots for sauer/exelby.

and with the forwards..

fedotenko wont make it.. and i dont think mza or stepan will either will either.. i assume kennedy boyle and white will make it..

gaborik, frolov, prospal dubinsky, callahan, anisimov, drury, avery, christensen prust, boogey are all locks..

assuming they have a full roster of 23.. with 2 extra forwards (especially cause drury starts out injured) .. that leaves 3 more spots to fill..

my best guess would be.. white kennedy boyle

• on a side note i think it would be awesome to let grachev-stepan-mza play together in the minors for 20+ mins a night :)

which is what, do what his family wanted? we should stone him and his wife for it.

seriously, it’s not like he came in here made the squad and then took another offer for money in the nhl. if he earns the job we shall see. i think he screwed himself cause if he had been here last year he would look a lot better in the numbers game because we were a lot thinner in terms of nhl ready guys a year ago.

Reddens: In Hartford.

:) i would say gilroy is pretty much a lock too

Didn’t look that great last night, Fedotenko and Tim Kennedy have looked much better (other guys vying for the same roster spot). Think the Rangers might go over the amount of veterans allowed in Hartford if they demote him though, especially if Redden accepts being demoted and plays with the Wolfpack/Whale this year. I think Todd White deserves another chance in the preseason… if he is healthy. He had offseason shoulder surgery and I heard he may have aggravated that injury by rushing himself onto the ice.