The Rangers front office signed Marek Mazanec to help bolster the team’s goaltending depth, specifically in Hartford.
Before Mazanec entered the picture, first-year pro Chris Nell and rookie Alexander Georgiev were both struggling with the Wolf Pack; they both had below .900 save percentages before December. After Mazanec joined the team, Nell was demoted to the ECHL to play with the Adirondack Thunder. And, as expected, Georgiev lost his grip on the starting role to the more accomplished and experienced Czech.
“We were looking for more balance,” Wolf Pack head coach Keith McCambridge told the Hartford Courant.