My personal opinion is that because Torts knows him, he is offering him a camp invite as a personal favor. Fedotenko can show the Rangers (and other teams) he still has what it takes to contribute. From it I expect 3 scenarios:
A) He plays well, supplants Boyle or White or whoever on the Rangers roster
B) He plays okay, motivates some of the kids, and signs with a different club
C) He plays okay, doesn't get another offer, and signs a 1 way deal with the Rangers to mentor the youth in Hartford and get more money then other teams would be willing to give to an AHL player
My personal opinion is that because Torts knows him, he is offering him a camp invite as a personal favor. Fedotenko can show the Rangers (and other teams) he still has what it takes to contribute. From it I expect 3 scenarios:
A) He plays well, supplants Boyle or White or whoever on the Rangers roster
B) He plays okay, motivates some of the kids, and signs with a different club
C) He plays okay, doesn't get another offer, and signs a 1 way deal with the Rangers to mentor the youth in Hartford and get more money then other teams would be willing to give to an AHL player
I am fine with any of the above.
This brings up a point that the owners want to emphasize when they negotiate the new CBA: Have the ability to utilize 2 way contracts more effectively with veteran players.
He's a completely different player. Fedotenko gets 30-40 points every year and is 31 years old. There's no reason NOT to look at him. My point was that even Malkin was a -6 (since that's what you had hilighted in red) on that team. +/- is the worst stat in hockey.
No way plus/minus is the wost stat in hockey, in my mind it is a huge stat but in the long term not game or games but season or seasons.
