Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy grades each NHL team on how they fared in what was a free agency frenzy this past weekend…
The Rangers caught the big fish: Center Brad Richards, beating out other teams that bid more to ink him for 9 years and $60 million. He’s the playmaking center they’ve coveted for years, and could turn Marian Gaborik(notes) into the lethal sniper they’ve wanted him to be. The Rangers also signed Penguins power forward Mike Rupp for 3 years and $4.5 million, who is a character guy and a banger down the lineup. They lost defenseman Matt Gilroy(notes) to the Lightning, but he never fulfilled his potential with the Rangers. GRADE: A-
…if it was up to me I’d give them an F. I kid, I kid. Listen, the Rangers needed help up the middle and it was addressed as was the hole left in the toughness department with the tragic death of Boogaard. We will not know for years if this move ultimately was the best thing for the Rangers or not. Let’s hope it is.
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