Que the song from Frozen, “For the First Time In Forever.”
That’s what it felt like waking up on July 1 and finding out the New York Rangers were not going to be active players in the free agent market.
It really has felt like forever considering the team had either made significant trades or signed some of the big names in the month of July. Just look at some of the names they’ve acquired in the off-season: Rick Nash, Dan Boyle, Kevin Shattenkirk, Mika Zibanejad, Jimmy Vesey, Brad Richards, Scott Gomes, and Chris Drury are just the perfect examples of that.