Don't quite know what to take from this, but according to a Dallas Stars Blog, assistant General Manager Mark Messier and scout Kevin Maxwell of the Rangers organization were in attendance for last night's Dallas Stars/Florida Panthers pre-season game. The only players that come to mind are Brad Richards and Stephane Robidas.
Richards because the Rangers were rumored to have interest in him over the summer for the first line center position, but nothing ever came of it. Acquiring Richards now would be a mistake for many reasons; a)Did not participate in Rangers Camp, b)overpaid, c)Rangers have a surplus of centers already, do not need another one.
Stephan Robidas, however, would be an acceptable acquisition, if GM Glen Sather was to find a way to send Rozsival the other way. Yes, Robidas is 32-years old, but at the same time is only paid $3.5 million, and would be a better player than Rozsival, in the sense that Stephane gives you more bang for your buck.
But again, this could mean nothing, just Rangers scouts on an assignment, but to send Messier to Dallas to watch the game definitely raises some questions in my mind. I doubt Sather would be doing this for no reason.
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Weren't the Rangers interested in Nathan Horton earlier in the summer? Maybe they were checking him out?
I actually did not hear of that rumor, but I love Horton as a plaer. However there is a snowball's chance in hell that Florida is willing to trade him to us.
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