Day: October 6, 2011

by Jamy Baron

The NHL draft is quite the thing. Based on where you are drafted, the hype either begins very quickly or does not begin at all. In Jesper Fasth’s case, there was absolutely no hype and he was seen as just another tweener.

The Rangers have apparently addressed their short term defensive issues, by claiming defenseman Jeff Woywitka off of waivers from the Montreal Canadiens.  The 28 year old Canadian blueliner was a former first round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers – 2001 first round, 27th overall – but has spent most of his professional career as a depth defenseman.

New York will be his sixth NHL franchise, having already been part of the Flyers, Oilers, Blues, Stars and Canadiens organizations, playing games in the NHL for the latter three.  In 251 appearances in the NHL, he’s recorded 8 goals and 41 assists to go with 141 penalty minutes.