As per Andrew Gross, the Rangers have made their first cuts of this fresh pre-season. From Andrew's full story:
To Hartford
G: Jordan Parise, Cameron Talbot
D: Lee Baldwin, Sam Klassen, Tomas Kundratek, Jyri Niemi, Blake Parlett, Nigel Williams
F: Chris Chappell, Devin DiDiomete, Brodie Dupont, Ryan Garlock, Chris McKelvie, Justin Soryal, Kelsey Tessier
To Juniors
G: Scott Stajcer (Owen Sound, OHL)
D: Daniel Maggio (Sudbury, OHL), Dylan McIlrath (Moose Jaw, WHL)
F: Ryan Bourque (Quebec, QMJHL), Roman Horak (Chilliwack, WHL), Randy McNaught (Saskatoon, WHL), Christian Thomas (Oshawa, OHL), Ethan Werek (Kingston, OHL), Jason Wilson (Owen Sound, OHL), Andrew Yogan (Erie, OHL)
Nothing really pops out here. Fans may be upset that Ethan Werek, Ryan Bourque and Dylan McIlrath didn't get longer looks; but it is accepted that they needed more time to develop in their respective systems.
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