The New York Rangers will enter familiar territory this offseason when evaluating which free agents will stay and go.
When making a decision on winger Mats Zuccarello, team brass should use recent history to guide it so that history is not repeated.
Last July, the Rangers decided to let a middle-aged player walk via unrestricted free agency, and they replaced him with a veteran player born in a different decade. The players in question are 28-year-old Anton Stralman and 38-year-old Dan Boyle, and the decision hasn’t looked good for the Blueshirts thus far.
Although both are different players, it was still foolhardy for the Rangers to let a younger player go and replace him with a player on the verge of retirement.
The battle this time will be between re-signing Zuccarello or Martin St. Louis, and it should be a very easy decision to make that ensures that "Zuuuucccc" chants bellow throughout Madison Square Garden for years to come.
Although St. Louis was a key part during the Rangers’ run to the Stanley Cup, it has become abundantly clear that he isn&rs ...
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Article written by Tom Urtz Jr.