Rangers, Prust Agree to Terms on New Deal

[Purely_Purinton]

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Brandon Prust on a new contract.

Prust, 26, skated in 69 games with the Rangers and Calgary Flames last season, registering five goals and nine assists for 14 points, along with 163 penalty minutes and a plus-nine rating. He established career-highs in goals, assists, points, plus/minus rating and penalty minutes. He also notched a career-high, three game-winning goals.

Prust made his Rangers debut on February 2 at Los Angeles after being acquired from Calgary along with Olli Jokinen, in exchange for Christopher Higgins and Ales Kotalik, earlier that day. He finished the season with 25 fighting majors, ranking third in the league and ninth in penalty minutes.

He tallied a career-high, five-game point streak from April 2 at Tampa Bay to April 9 vs. Philadelphia (three goals and two assists), including the game-winning goal in back-to-back contests on April 2 at Tampa Bay and April 3 at Florida. Prust recorded four points (three goals and one assist) on the Rangers season-high, six-game road trip from March 25 at New Jersey to April 6 at Buffalo.

He notched his first goal as a Ranger while skating in his 100th career NHL game on March 10 at New Jersey, and recorded his first point as a Blueshirt with an assist on February 6 vs. New Jersey.

Prior to joining the Rangers, Prust led Calgary with 98 penalty minutes and ranked second on the Flames with a plus-six rating at the time of his trade.

The 5-11, 195-pounder has appeared in 115 career NHL games with the Rangers, Calgary Flames and Phoenix Coyotes, registering six goals and 11 assists for 17 points, along with 296 penalty minutes.

In 2008-09, Prust began the season with Calgary before being traded to Phoenix along with Matthew Lombardi and a first round pick, in exchange for Olli Jokinen on March 9, 2009. He was dealt back to Calgary, in exchange for Jim Vandermeer on June 27.

Prust made his NHL debut on November 1, 2006 at Detroit, as a member of the Flames, and he tallied his first career point with an assist on October 11, 2008 vs. Vancouver. His first goal was the game-winner in a 4-1 win at Phoenix on October 25, 2008.

Prior to turning professional, Prust captured the 2005 CHL Memorial Cup as a member of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

The London, Ontario native was originally selected as Calgary's third round draft choice, 70th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

[Nightshade88]

Damn. The Atlantic Division is gonna be stacked next year. There better be a fight every game in innner division games.

[JKidd]

The leagues new best 1-2, Derek Boogaard and Brandon Prust.

The Rangers are at least going to entertain the hell out of the fans with fighting and violence, how many goals they see with Drury and Redden really doesn't matter right now.

[papas1175]

Originally Posted by jkidd

The leagues new best 1-2, Derek Boogaard and Brandon Prust.

The Rangers are at least going to entertain the hell out of the fans with fighting and violence, how many goals they see with Drury and Redden really doesn't matter right now.

1-2 of the Atlantic
Derek Boogaard and Brandon Prust
Trevor Gillies and Zenon Konopka
Jody Shelly and Asham or Carcillo
Eric Goadard and Michael Rupp
PPL and Clarkson


islanders and rangers have the best 1-2 in the league... gonna be fun season in the Atlantic

edit: i forgot clarkson ... rangers, islanders, devils, and if philly resigns asham..ur looking at the best 1-2's in the nhl

[nyislesfan45]

Originally Posted by papas1175

1-2 of the Atlantic
Derek Boogaard and Brandon Prust
Trevor Gillies and Zenon Konopka
Jody Shelly and Asham or Carcillo
Eric Goadard and Michael Rupp
PPL and ???

islanders and rangers have the best 1-2 in the league... gonna be fun season in the Atlantic

PL3 and Clarkson


This all depends how much Gillies and Boogaard actually play, you never know with these two teams.

[papas1175]

Originally Posted by nyislesfan45

PL3 and Clarkson


This all depends how much Gillies and Boogaard actually play, you never know with these two teams.

yeah just put it up as u must of posted... i think the rivalry between the teams have been picking up since post lock out to the highest levels in awhile. The same guys are seeing each other more and more conflict..its great for us fans and for fighting..i think they'll be dressed in all Atlantic games

[lakingsfan19]

Good move by the Rags. They keep a hard playing player that will fight his azz off and a guy who is great in the locker room.

[GOON 21]

Hes a good player who who plays a regular shift and is tough, good job by the Rags on this signing and the east (ITS THE PATRICK DIVISION DAMNIT!! ) will have some beef and hopefully entertaining games


Good signing for the Rags and fans

[Killah_punk]

Originally Posted by papas1175

islanders and rangers have the best 1-2 in the league... gonna be fun season in the Atlantic

edit: i forgot clarkson ... rangers, islanders, devils, and if philly resigns asham..ur looking at the best 1-2's in the nhl

I think the Pens 1-2 is a bit better then the Islanders. Godard is better then Gillies and Rupp can problay handle Heavy's a bit better then Z. Rupp and Asham are the best secondary fighters in the divison if Asham stays. Is Joel Rechlicz still with the Islanders?

Good signing by Rangers thou, the Atlantic Divison is going to piss Bettman off!

[Orr=God]

prust was great last year fighting, scoring, forechecking, and creating havoc. i really enjoyed having him on the team and he and boogaard should be a good tandem. id like to see him be a bit more of an instigator at times but im very happy to have him back.

[nyislesfan45]

Originally Posted by Killah_punk

I think the Pens 1-2 is a bit better then the Islanders. Godard is better then Gillies and Rupp can problay handle Heavy's a bit better then Z. Rupp and Asham are the best secondary fighters in the divison if Asham stays. Is Joel Rechlicz still with the Islanders?

Good signing by Rangers thou, the Atlantic Divison is going to piss Bettman off!

I'll agree with you here, considering Z's size, I think him and Rupp are about equal though. Yeah, Wrecker is still with the Islanders also, probably won't see much time with them though.


Prust is awesome.

[Killah_punk]

Not only does the Atlantic have some big HW's but there's a good collection of MW's now too, divisonal games are going to be fun.

[acdcrocksno1]

If we resign Asham and Carcillo wow will we have a tough team, if only one of them were a centre we would have the toughest line in the NHL, Asham, Carcillo, Shelley, I dont think it will work quite like that though

[HordiBrusk29]

Asham won't be returning to Philly.

[pesadillamal]

The league needs a bunch of guys like this. Thank God we signed him. He will make for a great third line with Anisimov. They really clicked last year and I would like to see Avery slide into Shelley's spot on the line.