Sunday, February 24, 2008

Rangers Will Not Be Trading Jagr, Looking For D-Man

John Dellapina of the Daily News says that numerous factors will keep the Rangers from trading Jaromir Jagr at the deadline...

"...The Rangers have seen nothing out of the rest of the Eastern Conference this season to make them believe they can't be its representative in the Stanley Cup Finals (if they can just make the playoffs).

And as for trading Jaromir Jagr, don't hold your breath. The market for him is minimal, and Glen Sather doesn't share the notion that has gained some traction among a certain (vociferous) segment of the hockey world that the Rangers would be better off without Jagr...

...with their offense finally showing some signs of life in recent weeks - 13 goals in the last three games, 33 in the last 10 going into last night's game at Buffalo - the Rangers figure to focus upon solidifying and toughening their defense."

...nothing new here, I'd be very happy with keeping Jagr and bringing in a defenseman.

...Dellapina does a nice job explaning how the Rangers cap situation factors into their trade deadline plans.

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