A minute ago, the Rangers announced the signing of former Senators defenseman Fredrik Claesson.
OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Fredrik Claesson on a one-year contract. pic.twitter.com/GEGrumlH0L
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 1, 2018
Claesson is a stay-at-home defenseman that would do well on a bottom pair. The Rangers have a bevy of young defensemen and having a younger but experienced blue-liner will certainly help the novice rearguards.
Claesson, who will be 26 in November, is a no-frills, dependable D-man who played at times on a pair with Karlsson last year, and who performed well vs.