He should help Hartford get back to some kind of respectability this year but it's too late for that team to make a playoff run. If Buch stays down there--that's a serious infusion of forward talent. Beck's an RFA and worth resigning for next year--not so much with the hope that he'll make the Rangers but with the idea to make Hartford a playoff team. IMO he's a better player than Hrivik--more offensively gifted for sure.
Going into next season Hartford should have--Beck, Jensen, Hrivik, Nieves, Tambellini, Fogarty, Kovacs, Catenacci and Stromwall. That's not a bad forward group if the second year guys can take a step forward. I would consider bringing Brown back.
Graves, Gilmour, Paliotta on defense. Summers is liked--he might be back too. His +9 leads the team.
All in all Halverson's done pretty well. He's had some stinkers and he needs more development though. Skapski I'd probably give another chance to get it together.
Potential new guys--Gropp, Zborovskiy--maybe Day.