On Sunday, I speculated that Jeff Gorton would extend a professional tryout to at least one player before training camp, and made three suggestions on who would help the Rangers next season. According to Larry Brooks, the Ranges have invited a player of a different skill set to training camp:
Bobby Farnham, 28 yo LW who played 50 with NJD two years ago (8-2=10 then and 67-game NHL career) will attend Rangers camp on PTO
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) August 22, 2017
Instead of seeking out a skilled, defensively responsible forward to possibly plug a hole in the bottom six, Gorton has elected to aid Alain Vigneault’s quest to find a replacement for Tanner Glass by inviting Bobby Farnham to training camp.