Shane Doan was spotted in New York Friday as part of the NHLPA contingent in ongoing collective bargaining sessions. He did find time in his busy day to visit the NYR organization as a potential landing spot for the (hopefully) 2012-13 season. I've stated on here as well as twitter how much I would love to have a player like Doan play out the end of his career in NY so he can get his well deserved shot at the Stanley Cup.
Doan would bring another strong locker room and on-ice presence as well as mentoring some of the younger Rangers. Any team signing Doan takes on some risk as he is 35, on the downslope of his career and the four year, $30 million contract that an Eastern Conference team reportedly offered him could scare away some suitors. In the Rangers' situation, that's well worth the risk.
Farmhand Casey Wellman, who was acquired during the season in the Erik Christensen to Minnesota deal, was traded Friday to Florida for a fifth round pick in 2014. Wellman scored 9 goals in 31 games for the Whale and was a point-per-game producer for the Whale in the Calder Cup playoffs.
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