Every year, the New York Rangers invite veteran players to training camp on a professional tryout contract (PTO). This year they signed forwards Micheal Haley and Connor Brickley and defensemen Joe Morrow and Mason Geertsen. Based on past PTO’s they don’t have much of a chance at making the team.
The Hockey News just did a story about the players with a shot at a contract and included Morrow in that group. The explanation is that there is actually competition for the sixth and seventh slots on the defense corps and the Rangers could use a veteran presence on the blue line.