In the wake of the New York Rangers’ trade for defenseman Bryan McCabe, it was obvious that another move would have to be made. The team wouldn’t go on with eight defensemen,on the NHL roster. The logical choice to be sent down was young rookie defenseman Michael Del Zotto, and that’s exactly what’s happened.
Michael Del Zotto Sent To AHL Following Bryan McCabe Trade
Glen Sather made the call to the AHL’s Connecticut Whale this morning, sending his young defenseman down to make the room for McCabe. It makes plenty of sense. Del Zotto wasn’t getting ample playing time with the Rangers and it was clear that he needed some work in the defensive end of the ice.
Now that he’s in the AHL, he’ll have a chance to play a solid piece of ice time and he’ll be able to work on those pieces of his game that just weren’t coming together at the NHL level with the Rangers.
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