July 1st in New York always brings excitement for Ranger fans. Aside from opening night in October, it is the best day of the year for hockey fans in the Big Apple.
A big-ticket free agent coming to the Rangers is like clockwork.
The target this summer for many Ranger fans is Ilya Kovalchuck, arguably the best pure goal scorer in the NHL. Imagine him playing alongside sniper Marian Gaborik on the top line this season? Keep dreaming.
Kovalchuck is going to want big money and, most likely, a long-term deal. And why not? The guy has 338 goals and 642 points in just 621 career games in the NHL, and he just turned 27 years old.
A free agent like this comes around once a decade.
Unfortunately, Glen Sather, president and general manager of the Rangers, thought Wade Redden deserved $6 ...
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Article written by Matthew Calamia
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