Friday, July 22nd Notable Devils, Islanders and Rangers Free Agent Comings and Goings

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I’ll keep up with a few of the notable comings and goings of the local NHL teams:

DEVILS
Johan Hedberg – veteran backup goalie staying with club
Andy Greene – solid defenseman staying with club
Jay Leach – defenseman staying with club, may begin in AHL
Eric Boulton – forward coming from Winnipeg (formerly Atlanta)
Cam Janssen – forward coming back to NJ from St. Louis
Mike McKenna – backup goalie leaving for Ottawa

ISLANDERS
Trevor Gillies – insanely tough veteran forward staying with club. Remember him beating the hell out of the hated Penguins last season at the Coliseum?
Marty Reasoner – veteran center coming from Florida. Played for Salzburg Red Bulls in 2004-05.
Zenon Konopka – veteran center leaving for Ottawa
Nathan Lawson – backup goalie leaving for Montreal
Radek Martinek – veteran defenseman leaving for Columbus

RANGERS
Mike Rupp – tough veteran forward coming from Pittsburgh. Great signing. I’ve seen a lot of him as he played for NJ as well
Ruslan Fedotenko – forward staying with club. Feds had an excellent season last year and will be prominent on the Blueshirts’ third-line
Brad Richards – one of the best centers in the NHL. He’s the player the Rangers needed since Nylander left for Washington
Matt Gilroy – young defenseman went to Tampa Bay. Rangers have a lot of depth at defense and Gilroy was a healthy scratch more than not down the stretch last season
Artem Anisimov – very good young center, will center the second-line with Callahan and Dubinksy
Michael Sauer – defenseman with an outstanding rookie season in 2010-11
Brodie Dupont – young forward that played for most part in AHL traded to Nashville
Brandon Dubinsky – talented young forward staying with the club. Dubi will play on the the second-line and glad Rangers signed him
Chris Drury – Rangers’ captain and veteran forward’s contract was bought out by the club