It seems like it was just yesterday when the New York Rangers won the “Jimmy Vesey Sweepstakes” and signed the former captain of the Harvard Crimson. But here we are, two years into Vesey’s NHL career, and at the end of his first NHL contract.
Expectations
Vesey’s age is an important factor to keep in mind when we ask ourselves what we wanted (and needed) to see from him in 2017-18. He was, after all, born just five weeks after center Mika Zibanejad. So, what should we have expected from a 24-year-old NHL sophomore after seeing him score 16 goals in his rookie season?