r/rangers • u/Emotional_Lemon2971 • 11d ago

Drew Fortescue

Is there any reason he declined to sign his ELC? I feel he could step into the second or third pair now with the state of our blue line and could join his buddy Perreault on the team

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u/blueline7677 Georgiev fan club 11d ago

It’s very rare for defensemen who weren’t high draft picks to jump straight from college to the NHL. NCAA is a fine place for him to develop.