Day: July 9, 2009

Okay, so he’s coming to the Rangers via Edmonton, but I still couldn’t resist the headline. The Rangers have reportedly signed right wing Ales Kotalik to a three year, $9M deal that only serves to increase the speculation over the continued tenure of Nikolai Zherdev with the Rangers.

In terms of what to expect, he’s been a relatively consistent performer throughout his career with Buffalo, and a brief tenure with the Oilers who acquired him late last season. In four of his six full seasons in the NHL he’s reached 20 or more goals, and set career highs of 25 goals and 37 assists in the season following the lockout.