Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYR] Brandon Scanlin signs ELC with the Rangers (2 years, $925k AAV)

[MMC]

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[cheesymc]

Damn, I wish my team was a destination team…

 

[burstnbloom]

bummer he was good in the b's development camp. I was hoping they'd sign him.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Good free prospect

 

[cheesymc]

All the top prospects go to Toronto, Bruins, Rangers…

 

[CoopersFalls]

Odd choice for him. NYR is kinda stacked with young D and up-and-coming D.

 

[pld459666]

I wonder if this facilitates another move.

Lefty shooter on D? Decent logjam there

Lindgren, Miller and Z. Jones.

Unless one is moved??

 

[Tob]

People saying all the top college FA to go Rangers/Bruins/Leafs/Habs etc., I have seen like 20 college FA signed over the last few weeks. Is this one a premium one compared to other college FAs? I'm not familiar with any.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

With a last name like that he should have been signed Thursday. Well, Good Luck to him.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

I wonder if this facilitates another move.

Lefty shooter on D? Decent logjam there

Lindgren, Miller and Z. Jones.

Unless one is moved??

or more than 1...

 

[Lays]

All the top prospects go to Toronto, Bruins, Rangers…

Makes up for revenue sharing..

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

League f***ed

 

[Random schmoe]

With a last name like that he should have been signed Thursday. Well, Good Luck to him.

I mean, he can certainly try.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Odd choice for him. NYR is kinda stacked with young D and up-and-coming D.

Maybe that's the reason. More and better competition.

f. ex. playing with/against Adam Fox in camp? I guess, hell yeah.

 

[StreetHawk]

Maybe that's the reason. More and better competition.

f. ex. playing with/against Adam Fox in camp? I guess, hell yeah.

It may also be a track record of giving NCAA free agents the opportunity at the NHL level. Or good development at the AHL level.

As a Canucks fan, I know that there were articles about this player, but given the Canucks horrific record at Dmen development (which there is no guy who played their way from the AHL onto the NHL), there is no reason for NCAA Dman to sign with Vancouver. Stecher and Hutton played a couple AHL games each before joining the Canucks full time, never looking back.

 

[TGWL]

No team was going to promise this player a roster spot. He's got a lot more to learn before dumping him in the NHL.This allows NYR to move a D prospect if needed and give Scanlin some minor experience.