Carney, Garfunkle, Anisimov??????

New York has a new Art to fall in love with, and this time it's Artem Anisimov. The just turned 21 year old Russian has dazzled in the preseason. Not only has he scored to highlight real goals and chipped in a few assissts, but he's shown great defensive willingness and positioning. Lenny R over at Rangers Dump&Chase has seen some Jean Ratelle in the kid's offensive game and I've had to agree. He had a big year as the youngest player on the Pack last year and has added good hockey strength since his cameo with the Rangers last season. The kid is quiet and solid and I think that plus his sound fundamentals had people under rating Artem over the last few years. It now looks like he's got tremendous offensive upside, and could very well be a number one C. Teamed with the even bigger and stronger Evgeny Grachev either this to start this season or soon, and we're gonna have the makings of a great line.