On Tuesday, the New York Rangers acquired the rights to Adam Fox from the Carolina Hurricanes. Fox, who just finished his junior year at Harvard, is 21 years old and will qualify for a three-year entry level contract. But what will the addition of Fox mean for the Rangers blue line?
In an interview following the trade, Jeff Gorton (GM) was pretty clear on his intentions: “We think Adam is ready to play now. People talk about a year from now, but a lot can happen in a year, or 16 months. That comes with a lot of ‘if’s.