Rangers Add Another Enforcrer

While the hunt for Mike Richards goes on, the Rangers once again used the first day of FA to hire and enforcer. Mike Rupp has been around for awhile, and curiously they gave him a three year deal. The Rangers, who have done just about everything right from a draft and development standpoint for the passed few years, have had tough luck finding an enforcer. The one time they did was through a trade and then they lowballed him out of the organization. Odd.

What is more interesting for Ranger fans today, is that they did not send a delegation to meet with Brad Richards. May not mean anything if they are prepared to beat all bids, but hopefully it means they think he should want to come to the Rangers, and want some proof.

The other interesting thing, is that free agent defensemen are going for huge dollars, and that of course increases the trade value of the surplus of defensemen the Rangers now control. Could be interesting if the Rangers decide to pursue a trade for a forward.