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Rangers Favorite To Land Russian Defenseman

According to Elliotte Friedman at Sportsnet, the Rangers are the favorite to land 22-year old Russian defenseman Alexei Bereglazov who is currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL.

The left handed Bereglazov was teammates with Pavel Buchnevich on Russia’s Bronze medal winning team at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

The 6′ 4″ blueliner finished this current season with 1g, 18a to go along with 6a in 7 playoff games.

Bereglazov participated in the Coyotes development camp in 2016.

Alex Nunn, who in my opinion is the authority on Rangers European prospects, says that Bereglazov is a big kid, who is strong in his own end and will chip in with the occasional offense.