Did that title scare you, Rangers fans? Well, it shouldn't. King Henrik isn't going anywhere, as he is still under contract until the summer of 2014. However, his brother, forward Joel Lundqvist, has left the Dallas Stars organization to sign with Swedish team Frolunda. Both brothers played there before they headed over to the United States to play in the NHL.
Rangers Notes:
-The Blueshirts have added even more defense depth in Hartford by signing 20 year old blueliner Sam Klassen. He isn't a big scoring threat (2 g, 18 a in 72 games in junior league WHL last year), but at 6-2, 200 pounds is a a physical threat who racks up a lot of penalty minutes. Overall, he is a solid developing, physical, two-way defenseman who with all the defense depth in the Rangers organization, will probably spend all of next season in Hartford.
-Nikolai Zherdev's arbitration hearing will be held tomorrow, July 31st. Expect Sather and the Rangers to argue that Zherdev's inconsistency last year and throughout his career is why he should be offered low arbitration money. Most likely, the court will decide a number that is lower than what Zherdev wants, but still higher than what Sather is willing to pay. And after the Kotalik signing, the only price Sather would pay for Zherdev is $20. In all likelihood, the Ukrainian winger will be offered more than that, and his short tenure in New York will end.
Rangers Notes:
-The Blueshirts have added even more defense depth in Hartford by signing 20 year old blueliner Sam Klassen. He isn't a big scoring threat (2 g, 18 a in 72 games in junior league WHL last year), but at 6-2, 200 pounds is a a physical threat who racks up a lot of penalty minutes. Overall, he is a solid developing, physical, two-way defenseman who with all the defense depth in the Rangers organization, will probably spend all of next season in Hartford.
-Nikolai Zherdev's arbitration hearing will be held tomorrow, July 31st. Expect Sather and the Rangers to argue that Zherdev's inconsistency last year and throughout his career is why he should be offered low arbitration money. Most likely, the court will decide a number that is lower than what Zherdev wants, but still higher than what Sather is willing to pay. And after the Kotalik signing, the only price Sather would pay for Zherdev is $20. In all likelihood, the Ukrainian winger will be offered more than that, and his short tenure in New York will end.
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