Jimmy Vesey was the new toy on the block, and everyone wanted him, even the team that usually shops for antiques.
On Friday, the New York Rangers signed the former Harvard hockey star to a 2-year entry level contract. A team that usually trades it’s draft picks to acquire established NHL veterans like the Rangers have done for most of the past two decades–or some might even say 90 years–needs to find a way to get creative with their prospects, and signing guys like Kevin Hayes and now Vesey, two players who didn’t sign with the teams they were drafted by in order to put themselves in the best situation possible definitely helps.