Who? I’m sure that was the reaction from many when they heard that the New York Islanders waived Yannick Rathgeb. If you rewind to last June, the Islanders gave Rathgeb a two-year $2.75 million entry-level deal.
He’s a right-handed shooting defenseman who was brought in for blueline depth in Bridgeport. This past year in the AHL, he played in just 32 games for the Sound Tigers. In those 32 games, he had nine points (4 goals, 5 assists).
He was okay, but not nearly talented enough to stay in the Islanders system that has loads of defensive prospects.