Note: There were no pictures of Danis Zaripov available in the editor, so enjoy a picture of his Russian counterpart, Pavel Buchnevich.
After losing out on the services of Alex Kerfoot late last week, the New York Rangers could be pursing another free agent option from overseas. Based on a report last night from Elliotte Friedman, the Rangers are expected to be one of the teams chasing KHLer Danis Zaripov if he makes the jump to the NHL. The 36-year-old has been a mainstay in the KHL for his entire career thus far, but was recently suspended two years by the International Ice Hockey Federation following a doping incident.