Rangers May Have Landed a Future Star in Utah Trade

Rangers May Have Landed a Future Star in Utah Trade

When the New York Rangers completed their offseason trade with the Utah Mammoth, much of the attention naturally centered on veteran defenseman Sean Durzi, who is expected to make an immediate impact on the blue line. However, while Durzi is poised to help the Rangers right away, many believe the true long-term value of the deal could ultimately rest with Cole Beaudoin, the promising young center who arrived alongside him. At this stage of their…

Why Cole Beaudoin could be 'home run' for Rangers after trade with Utah

There’s no doubt that the most immediate impact to the New York Rangers lineup from the Vincent Trocheck trade this summer is the addition of Sean Durzi to their defense corps. In he bigger picture, though, it may very well be that Cole Beaudoin is the more important asset acquired from the Utah Mammoth. As we stand today, Durzi and Beaudoin can’t be fairly compared. Durzi is 27 years old, played 302 games in the NHL for the Mammoth, Arizona Coy…