The New York Rangers have just announced another round of cuts sending Dale Weise and Mats Zuccarello back to Hartford but adding Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko to the mix. This will just make the Wolf Pack / Whale that much stronger and make the decision for head coach Ken Gernander that much more difficult…especially on the backend.
Here’s the official release:
RANGERS TRIM TRAINING CAMP ROSTER BY FOUR
25 active players remain with the clubNew York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that defensemen Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko have been assigned to Hartford (AHL). In addition, forwards Dale Weise and Mats Zuccarello, who were recalled from Hartford yesterday, have been reassigned to the Wolf Pack.
The Rangers now have 25 players remaining in training camp, including two goaltenders, seven defensemen and 16 forwards. The Blueshirts practice schedule for tomorrow, October 4, is 9:00 a.m. at the MSG Training Center.
New York will begin their 2010-2011 regular season schedule vs. the Buffalo Sabres, on Saturday, October 9 (7:00 p.m.), at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, marking the third consecutive season the Blueshirts will open the season on the road.
PLAYERS ASSIGNED TO HARTFORD (AHL) ON 10/3/10:
Defense (2): Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko
Forward (2): Dale Weise, Mats ZuccarelloPLAYERS STILL IN NEW YORK RANGERS TRAINING CAMP:
Goal (2): Martin Biron, Henrik Lundqvist
Defense (7): Michael Del Zotto, Steve Eminger, Matt Gilroy, Dan Girardi, Michal Rozsival, Michael Sauer, Marc Staal
Forward (16): Artem Anisimov, Sean Avery, Derek Boogaard, Brian Boyle, Ryan Callahan, Erik Christensen, Chris Drury, Brandon Dubinsky, Ruslan Fedotenko, Alex Frolov, Marian Gaborik, Tim Kennedy, Vinny Prospal, Brandon Prust, Derek Stepan, Todd White
