Rangers Have Not Reached Out to Rolston & Langkow (Update: Boychuk Claimed By Pens)
Update, 12:43 p.m.:
CAR's Zach Boychuk has been claimed off waivers by PIT.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) January 31, 2013
Original Post:
According to Brett Cyrgalis at the New York Post, despite the Ryan Callahan injury and the Jason Arnott signing falling through, the Rangers have not reached out to free agents Brian Rolston and Daymond Langkow.
Rolston, 39, had 7g, 17a in 70 games with the Islanders and Bruins last season. He also had 1g, 2a in seven playoff games with the Bruins.
Langkow, 36, had 11g, 19a in 73 games with the Coyotes last year. He had 1g, 6a in 16 playoff games.
...good, neither of these guys excites me at all. Would rather the Rangers try to ride it out with a Whale call-up until Kreider is ready to return next week than waste their time with one of these guys.
One guy who did seem to excite Rangers fans yesterday was F Zach Boychuk, who was waived by the Carolina Hurricanes.
Boychuk, 23, is a 2008 first round pick (14th overall) of the Hurricanes and was their AHL affiliate's leading scorer this year with 16g, 16a in 37 games before he made the big club out of training camp. While the 5' 10" Boychuck has lit it up in the AHL, he has just 7g, 11a in 73 NHL games and has been a healthy scratch in four of five games this season.
For the Rangers to acquire Boychuck they'd have to claim him off of waivers. Unfortunately, the teams with the worst records get first crack at submitting a claim, so with the Rangers currently in the middle of the pack, it is very unlikely Boychuck gets to them.
...while Boychuk's small stature could be a reason for his NHL struggles, at just 23, there's still plenty of upside with him and could be a potential steal for a Rangers team in desperate need of depth.
...i would so much rather the Rangers take a chance on a young, former first round pick than the broken down veterans that are currently available via free agency.
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so Boychuk dropped all the way to the Pens? wonder if the Rangers were interested and the Pens stole him. Pens currently only have a worse record by goal differential, both 3-3 though.
I just read that O'Reily turner down a 2 year 7 mil contract and a 5 year 17 mil contract. I don't think we want to give him that kind of money.
Now that Boychuk is in Pittsburgh (who would've been a much better option than Kris Newbury?) I'd love to see an offer sheet extended to Ryan O'Reilly. But for some outrageous reason, that seems to be against every unwritten rule in the GM handbook. Unless you're Paul Holmgren.
Nor should they reach out to them. Better options could be had closer to or at the trade deadline.
I mentioned Loktionov from the Kings. He wants a trade because he can't crack their stacked line up. Could be had for a mid round draft pick.
@GLENsatherVSglennDANZIG I'm always weary of European players that demand trades. Most of the time they have a higher opinion of themselves than reality dictates. Could be worth a shot, but I doubt Sather goes that route.
@gravey94 ya I hear that. I guess he has a decent reason to want a trade though. Lets hope Sather makes the right choice no matter what.
