Rangers Sign Ryan Malone

As expected, the Rangers have signed Ryan Malone.  They're getting him on a two way deal for less than a million, so, unless he turns all of the kids into coke fiends, I don't think there's much downside here.  Either the Rangers or the Whale are going to get a lot tougher.

I've talked before about how the Rangers have been able to find value in unusual places during their reemergent period, and if Malone can still play, and keep his nose clean, this would be another example.  The Rangers wouldn't get a shot at a guy like Malone if he didn't have that "life event" last Spring.   But now they have him and he potentially solves a big problem for them.   So, this could work out really well - or not so well, but the money is negligible, so why not?