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In the grand scheme of things NHL scouts are the forgotten man when it comes to a teams success. But in the case of the New York Rangers this season, the scouting staff did their best David Copperfield impression and made magic happen in the Big Apple. Going into training camp the Blueshirts had four NHL defensemen under contract with Wade Redden, Michal Rozsival, Marc Staal, and Dan Girardi; whom was a superb find in 2006 as an undrafted free agent signing. To make matters worse GM Glen Sather had little cap room after signing free agent sniper Marian Gaborik to a $37.5 million contract over five years. It seemed as though nothing short of a miracle was going to make the Rangers a playoff contender this season. Even if Henrik Lundqvist was the second coming of Jacques Plante, Sean Avery p ...

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Article written by Daniel Sallows