There won’t be any replacing of Keith Yandle this year. His puck movement and vision were elite and will be sorely missed. His 42 assists were good for 8th amongst all defenseman last season. A team cannot replace that overnight. However, Dan Boyle and his $4.5 million cap hit are also off the books. He was a fairly useful right-handed defenseman (10 goals and 14 assists in 74 games) and the Rangers should look for another cheap right-handed defenseman to go along with the two other right-handers on the squad (Girardi and Klein) to match-up with the three lefties on the team (McDonagh, Skjei, and Staal).
Who Can the New York Rangers Replace Dan Boyle With?
