The big news of the day was the fact Alex Frolov is out for
the season with a completely mangled knee that will require surgery and frankly
might end his time in the NHL when you consider the fact that he has been
declining each year, struggled this season and now will have a rebuilt
knee. To adjust the roster with
Frolov out the Rangers called up Kris Newbury from Connecticut. Prior to the announcement I had written a
post about who potential candidates for the call might be which then became the
link above but inside is still my rationale for each of the guys I would have thought
of. I left Newbury off the list for
multiple reasons and they are inside as well and leave me questioning whether
this was the right decision by Rangers management. If Frolov was a temporary thing I would understand
the move more than I do with it being permanent and with none of the other
injured Rangers being particularly close to getting back into game action. There are really more risks than benefits to
choosing Newbury over some of the other possible options. As always let me know what your thoughts are.
In addition to the Frolov news I discussed how the league is
trending more towards doing in season contract extensions for the key personnel
on a team as was shown again with Johnson contract on Saturday night. For me this should be the approach that Sather
should
be taking with Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan with their impending
restricted free agency this summer.
There is no reason to wait until the summer and risk it dragging out
like Dubinsky’s last negotiation did and how Marc Staal’s nearly did this past
summer. Inside I discuss more on why it
is vital to get it done now in terms of the team and the message it would send
along with throwing around some figures of what it might cost to lock up these
two valuable members of the Rangers core.
The Prospect
Stats page has been update through games completed today so you can take a
look at which prospects have been hot lately and how the lot is faring over the
course of the season. Along with just
stats it has some recent highlights and stories regarding Rangers prospects.
Only one video today and it is a whopper as Benn
put school in session on a Sunday as he undressed Barker on his way to
scoring a goal in a 4-0 win.
