SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cody McLeod, who was claimed off waivers Thursday from the Predators, jokingly lobbied Rangers coach Alain Vigneault for a job last season.
“I remember last year when we were in Colorado, he stood in front of my bench and said ‘Hey coach, are you looking for a tough fourth-liner?’ ’’ Vigneault said about the longtime Avalanche enforcer. “So it took me a year to sort it out. Everything I know about him, he’s got a role, he’s got an identity, he’s a good team player and we felt that considering our depth situation it was the right thing to do.