Ryan Kennedy at The Hockey News feels that the Rangers defense needs more veteran support...
"The key for me is the team’s young defense. ‘Safe is Death’ was great fun early on, but when opponents counterattack and you’re forced back on your heels, the NHL dream becomes a living, breathing monster. And for players still learning to deal with the size, speed and smarts that only the best league in the world can showcase, it’s a tough dragon to slay.
Now, Tortorella can only play the blueliners he’s been given by GM Glen Sather, so in that respect it’s not his fault the only vets on the squad are Wade Redden (better than he was last season) and Michal Rozsival (scorned by all locals, as I understand it). But something must be done to take the burden off what will be an amazing core down the road."
...i love how Kennedy spots the problem and gives no way to rectify it.
...one way the Rangers can go is to bring up Dandenault as the seventh defenseman. Listen, I know he's not Nik Lindstrom, but he's a veteran who can take some pressure off our young d-men and give Redden or Rozsival the occassional night off. As I've mentioned, he probably should have been brought up over Sanguinetti this past week.
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Ranger Rants is reporting that the Rangers have waved Valiquette and claimed forward Erik Christianson from the Ducks.
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