Blake Wheeler said he’s at the stage of his career, 15 years in, when he doesn’t need promises or guarantees.
So when asked if he sees himself fitting into the Rangers’ top-six during his introductory Zoom call Monday afternoon, Wheeler made it clear that he wasn’t dwelling on the specifics of his role with his new team.
“I hope I earn that opportunity, and if I do, I believe I can make the guys around me better. And I know those guys are going to make me better, too.” As the final player who was still with the organization from its days as the Atlanta Thrashers, Wheeler accumulated 262 goals and 550 assists in 897 games with Winnipeg.He served as captain for seven seasons before he was stripped of the title ahead of this past season, which he handled with poise and grace as the organization made drastic changes all around.
“As far as the sales pitch goes, I asked him a couple questions and I think he didn’t really understand why I was asking some of the questions I was asking. He was like, ‘Wait, is this real? Like is this something that could happen?’ ”The Rangers are in need of some help on the right side after the departures of Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko in free agency.
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