One of the things New York Rangers fans love to do most is
discuss the idea of second acts for former Rangers. According to Bruce Berlet at CTWhale.com
the organization is doing some of that thinking during their organizational meetings
this week in regards to C Jarkko Immonen.
Jarkko Immonen was a dominant force in the recently
completed IIHF World Championships with nine goals and three assists in the
nine games for Team Finland to help them win a gold medal. The now 29-year-old center was acquired by
the Rangers in the Brian Leetch trade managed to play 20 games in the NHL
before going back to Europe following the 2007 season. He has played well overseas during those four
seasons he has played well and might be worth a look this fall to see if he
should be brought back as the Rangers still retain his rights.
The fact that they are talking about bringing him back does
not mean he will be nor does it mean he will have a roster spot if he is part
of training camp this fall. These are
the kind of things you want the organization doing in looking at all their
options and then deciding how they want to move forward. Immonen is certainly not the first line type
center this team needs, but he could add depth to the lineup for a cheap price.
