Rounding Out The Roster
After a busy first day of free agency yesterday, that saw Chris Drury sign a second line center, two NHL experienced netminders and a trade that freed up some Cap room by moving Patrik Nemeth‘s remainig two years at $2.5M to Arizona, he turned his attention to adding a little more depth, by adding a forward and a defenseman.
In Andy Welinski, he added some experience to the Hartford Wolf Pack blueline, as well as a potential emergency call-up should the Rangers find themselves in injury trouble during the season. The 29 year old has 46 games of NHL experience, all with the Anaheim Ducks, who drafted him in the 3rd round of the 2011 Entry Draft. He has just 1 goal and 5 assists, along with 8 penalty minutes over that stretch, and last played in the NHL in 2020-21.