New Poll/ Kyle McLaren Invited to Rangers Camp

As promised, here is the new poll for the month of September. In the June Poll, I asked which prospects do you think will make the Rangers team, but now it is pretty much a lock that Artem Anisimov makes the team as third line center, as Gordie Clark has come out and said himself. Now the question is who will make the defensive cut and be placed on the Blueshirt Blueline this season? So I decided to leave it up to you, the fans, and place you in Sather's seat to make the decision of which prospects actually make the team. Now I know camp has not began yet, and neither has preseason, but as of now, who do you think should make the cut? So head over to the sidebar and cast your vote, just as the readers have done so greatly in past months.

Here are your options:

Bobby Sanguinetti
Matt Gilroy
Mike Del Zotto
Ilkka Heikkinen
Other

Personally, I feel that Gilroy will be in the lineup for sure, and the others are up in the air, but I will go with Sanguinetti. Some people's votes, however, may change to "other", which leads me to my next topic.

It came out today that the Rangers have elected to allow 32 year-old defensemen, Kyle McLaren a tryout with the team this September. The 6-4, 235 pound defensman has played 12 seaons in the NHL (7 with Bruins, 5 with Sharks) and has consistently put up third pairing numbers in that span. Last season, McLaren failed to make the San Jose cut, therefore played in the AHL with the Worchester Sharks. San Jose did have a pretty stacked defense, though, so keep that in mind.

Whether the Rangers are looking for a seventh defensemen, or they feel they need another veteran on the back-end, this tryout will not hurt us, only help, and if things do not work out, we just part ways with Kyle, and have nothing to do with him. It is worth a try.
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