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| 1st October, 2007 - 8:48 am |  New York Post - Nigel Dawes has earned a spot on the Rangers coming out of camp for the second straight season. The question confronting personnel deciders Glen Sather, Tom Renney and Jim Schoenfeld is whether management will be willing to hand him a uniform system at the expense of Marcel Hossa, who did next to nothing to maintain his place on the roster.
Of all the incumbents, Hossa has been the biggest disappointment. Nevertheless, the winger, who had one spell last season during which he played well on Jaromir Jagr's left flank and would never get through waivers, appears likely to start the season on the roster as the 13th forward, while the waivers-protected Dawes, 22, returns to the AHL Wolf Pack.
Hossa, who will turn 26 on Oct. 12, has size and can protect the puck along the boards and in the corners, attributes that allow him to complement Jagr when called upon to move up to the first line. But unless the Rangers are hammered by injuries, Martin Straka will skate on No. 68's left, regardless of whether Scott Gomez or Chris Drury centers the unit. [READ] |
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