Day: September 22, 2017

The Rangers announced three more cuts to the training camp roster today, leaving 46 players remaining heading into tonight’s game against the Islanders.  Perhaps a modest surprise is the inclusion of defenseman Sean Day as one of the three.  

Day was yet to be rostered to play a preseason game, and has plenty of competition for spots on the blueline.  At 19 years old, there’s no rush for the 2016 3rd round pick, but there’s still some concern that his development trajectory might not be going quite as planned.

Russian free agent signing, Alexei Bereglazov will make his Rangers debut tonight against the New York Islanders.  He, gotaltender Chris Nell and forward Malte Stromwall will see their first action of the preseason ahead of tomorrow’s anticipated second round of roster cuts.

Signed out of the KHL, where he’s spent the past four years with the Magnitogorsk team, Bereglazov was initially expected to compete for a spot on the roster.  An indifferent tournment in Traverse City saw his prospects moderate a little, but he’ll get a chance to make his case as a 6th/7th defenseman tonight.