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Thoughts on Thursday: Enforcers, College Free Agents, and the Trading Deadline

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1. When the Rangers let the free agent frenzy come and go without resigning Tanner Glass or bringing in another “enforcer” to replace him, it seemed to signal the end of an era on Broadway. From the days of pure fighters like Tie Domi, Darren Langdon, Sandy McCarthy, and Colton Orr, to agitators who could play like Sean Avery, Derek Dorsett, and Dan Carcillo, or “play” in the case of Glass, the team has always had somebody on the roster who would drop their gloves at a moments notice. While it appeared the organization had moved beyond that stage, Jeff Gorton decided to extend a professional tryout to Bobby Farnham.