This afternoon, Larry Brooks dropped a bomb on restless Rangers fans with the news that Kevin Klein is unlikely to return to MSG for the 2017-18 season. Nothing is official, but according to Brooks’ sources, goodbyes were said at a party this past weekend. All that remains is confirmation of Klein’s plans.
Klein, a throwback, stay-at-home, physical defender who added a surprising degree of offensive production in his best days on Broadway, partnered primarily with Marc Staal or Keith Yandle after coming to New York from Nashville midway through 2013-14 in exchange for Michael Del Zotto in one of then-general manager Glen Sather’s best trades.