The New York Rangers, as many NHL teams do, are expected to sign a number of players prior to training camp to serve as ‘camp bodies’. The past few seasons have seen the likes of Bobby Farnham, Maxim Lapierre and Andrew Desjardins sign Professional Try-outs or (PTO) contracts with the team. None of them would go on to play an NHL game with the Rangers.
However, occasionally a player brought in on a PTO does make the team out of training camp. The number of young players may lead to the Rangers signing a veteran after out of their PTO.