Colin Blackwell was signed at the beginning of free agency to a two-year deal that was structured in a manner that made it seem that he’d be depth for Hartford or fodder for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft. It made sense as the 27-year-old forward had just 33 games of NHL experience, with 27 of those games coming during the 2019-20 season with Nashville.
But thus far, the 5’9”, 190-lb. forward has been quite the addition for the Rangers, and it may be time to increase his minutes to get a sense of what he’s fully capable of.