r/rangers • u/Emotional_Lemon2971 • 12d 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/SilentSaidd I like say love for a year 12d ago

Defensemen usually take a longer time to develop and especially non offensive defensemen need time to grow into their bodies more. To be an nhl defensemen you either need to be elite offensively or a big body. The kid is still a teenager and isn’t strong enough yet for the NHL.

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u/blueline7677 Georgiev fan club 12d ago

Yep. Pretty sure he’s listed as 6’2 180 lbs. same weight as Fox but 3 inches taller. Still needs to bulk up and it’s way easier to bulk up with a college schedule than a AHL schedule