Throughout his time as a New York Ranger, I have been a big supporter of Kevin Klein. Throughout all these years, people have been calling for the veteran defender to be traded, to which I responded, “why?”
Klein has been a steady defenseman who is responsible in both zones and plays with a ton of heart. He is on a $2.9 million annual contract, which is affordable for one of your most consistent defenseman.
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But despite all of that, it is finally time to trade Klein.
The Rangers defense is in need of a puck-moving defenseman, and Klein does not fill that mold.