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Thoughts on the Rangers and the Brian Boyle rumor

One of the more interesting discussion points lately has been center depth. The Rangers are lacking, and there was a rumor the Rangers were talking to Brian Boyle. Boyle, 36, should be a familiar name with Rangers fans. He was a key cog in the bottom-six of the great Rangers teams that just missed it during the 2012-2015 runs. But that was six years ago. Does this really make sense?

The Fit

Boyle would be viewed as an insurance policy and a faceoff winning center for the Rangers. The bottom-six center depth is more or less Brett Howden and Filip Chytil, neither of which are good at faceoffs.