After Midnight
Ah yes, July 1st and the opening of free agent season…can you feel the excitement? No? Hardly surprising perhaps given next year’s impending Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations and a sixth straight season of frustration as a Ranger fan. Nope, this won’t be your typical July 1st. In actual fact, many commentators are expecting a glut of players and even the more unusual Restricted Free Agents who haven’t been offered qualifying offers by their team. You could say it’s shaping up to be a buyer’s market.
But looking down the list of names, there are yet again few real impact players, and will be up to the Rangers (and other teams) to find the few gems that will be on offer this summer.