Season Preview No. 1: Offense Preview
In the 2009-10 offseason, Glen Sather acquired forwards Marian Gaborik, Christopher Higgins, Ales Kotalik, Donald Brashear, and Vaclav Prospal in hopes of creating a more powerful offense—but, to no avail. Half of his acquisitions failed to live up to the standard he had wished.
After a month with the team, former bruiser Brashear found himself playing in Hartford for the Wolf Pack—never seen again in a Rangers uniform. In early February, both Higgins and Kotalik were sent to Calgary, in exchange for Olli Jokinin and Brandon Prust. Jokenin failed to make a name for himself on Broadway, while Prust became a steal for Sather and the New York Rangers.
After the season was over, the two remaining offseason pick-ups were 42- goal scorer, Gaborik and 20-goal scorer Prospal. Out of the five big offseason additions, only two became successful signings.
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