KEVIN KLEIN Defenseman
At times the best defensive defenseman on the 2015-2016 season a plus 16 in 69 games Klein collected 9 goals and 17 assists, 4 of those goals coming as game winners. Klein logged in an average of 13 minutes of ice time per game this season and battled through 2 hand injuries. Still with 2 years left on a 5 year contract that he signed with Nashville before being traded to the Rangers for Michael Del Zotto in 2013-2014, Klein will make 2.75 million each year, a reasonable contract on a high paid defense. With Yandle and Boyle possibly leaving the Rangers in their UFA year it will be up to Klein to steer the younger crop of D-Men in the right direction.
GRADE B
NYR Alumni Birthdays 5/13
Bill Heindl LW (1972-1973) Jim Hiller RW (1993-1994)
Today in NYR History May 13
2013: Henrik Lundqvist makes 35 saves as the Rangers defeat the Washington Capitals, 5-0, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. It's the first road Game 7 victory in franchise history.
2014: The Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The win completes the comeback from the Rangers being down 3-1 in the series.
2015: Derek Stepan scores in overtime of Game 7 against the Washington Capitals to send the Rangers to the Eastern Conference Final.
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