What’s Left for the Rangers: 6 Forwards New York Could Target to Bolster Depth

What’s Left for the Rangers: 6 Forwards New York Could Target to Bolster Depth

From bounce-back candidates to veteran leaders, these are the forwards the Rangers should consider signing before opening night.

When you try and piece together what the New York Rangers’ opening night lineup could look like, there are still a couple of unanswered questions. Specifically, questions pertaining to the Rangers’ forward group.

With the uncertainty surrounding where exactly Mika Zibanejad is going to slot into the lineup, there is a potential need for either a top six right winger or a third line center.

That along with the surplus of players the Rangers have who are best used in a fourth line role, as well as all the younger wingers who are still trying to carve out their true identity at the NHL level, leaves some lines open to interpretation.

Looking at the forward depth, here is a rough estimate at what the Rangers have to work with.

Panarin – Trocheck – Lafreniere

Cuylle – Miller – Zibanejad

Perreault – Parssinen – Raddysh

Edström – Carrick – Rempe

Berard – Brodzinski – Othmann

Blidh – Dowling – Fix-Wolansky

Sykora – Brisson – Chmelar

Roobroeck – McConnell-Barker – Vaisanen

? – Terrance – Laba

That alone is just short of filling up complete NHL and AHL rosters. There are always guys signed to AHL-only contracts and other players to fill things out, but the Rangers could still benefit from signing at least another forward or two, whether it’s to compete for an opening night roster spot or simply to add some more experience to Hartford.

With that, here are some players still available on the open market that could be of interest to the New York Rangers.