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I wish I could explain what went on with Rissmiller. I think Sather just forget how many forwards they could dress in any one game. Todd White was acquired in order to get rid of two other terrible assets (Rissmiller being one). Adam Hall's 49 games played is still seven times seven.Well, we signed Rissmiller for three years and gave him two games. Adam Hall got half a season. Remember when we traded picked up Todd White? I think he got like 15 games. There are probably a dozen other guys that we acquired through minor trades, and probably some others that we signed and never played. If there's one thing you can say about Sather, it's that he won't hesitate to try to get rid of someone he sees as a mistake or no longer part of the plan.
We signed Kostka for one year at the minimum, right? Maybe they did it because they heard something good from a pro scout, and then soon found that he wasn't what they thought they were getting. I'm not sold that that's what's going on here, but it wouldn't be at all surprising to me.
I would find it very concerning if the Rangers didn't know what they were getting when they signed Kostka.
He has a lot of experience playing the right side, as well. In the long-time pairing of he and Lydman he played his off-side.Also, Tallinder is a LD if memory serves. That wouldn't put him in front of Kostka on the depth chart.