Defense On Rangers, Islanders Minds

Published: July 1, 2008, 9:50 pm

Tags: free agency, glen sather, new york islanders, new york rangers, nhl, stan fischler, wade redden

While the fates of Jaromir Jagr and Sean Avery hang in the Blueshirts' balance, the Seventh Avenue sextet has landed the kind of defenseman needed; one who can lug the rubber out of his own end and create offense as well as hold his own on the blue line. Wade Redden, once considered a lifer in Ottawa, escapes Bryan Murray's clutches and immediately becomes the swing-man Glen Sather coveted to round out a well-balanced defense. Meanwhile, the Islanders did just as well in their own right when Garth Snow inked Mark Streit who -- according to at least one scout -- could be among the four best backliners available in Free Agency. If nothing else, the Streit acquisition underlines an important point; Snow knows what he's doing and, for the moment at least, owner Charles Wang is providing him with the resources to do so. Both on Long Island as well as Manhattan Island, the wheels will continue turning. Day One of Free Agency obviously is only the beginning. Where Sather and Snow go

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