Rangers Trade Hugh Jessiman to Nashville

[Thrillhouse]

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has traded forward Hugh Jessiman to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

Jessiman, 24, has appeared in six games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season. In 2007-08, he established AHL career-highs in games played (71), goals (18), assists (24), points (42), penalty minutes (154), and plus/minus rating (10). His 18 goals tied for fifth on the Wolf Pack, while he finished eighth on the club in assists. Jessiman also appeared in five playoff games with Hartford, recording one assist and a team-leading 21 penalty minutes.

The 6-6, 235-pounder has appeared in 172 career AHL games over four seasons with Hartford, collecting 32 goals and 42 assists for 74 points, along with 301 penalty minutes. He registered his first career AHL point, a game-winning goal, and added an assist on January 21, 2006 vs. Providence.

In addition, Jessiman has skated in 14 career AHL playoff games with the Wolf Pack, recording one goal and one assist for two points, along with 30 penalty minutes.

[Purely_Purinton]

1st Round Pick for future considerations. Looks pretty bad when you put it that way, but Hugh was finding himself on either the 4th line or pressbox in Hartford and with Korpikoski and maybe Pussmiller on the way back to Hartford I don't think things were gonna get any better. Hopefully he can make the pathetically soft Preds, although Grant and Gratton were both cut and they are far superior to Huge Specimen in pretty much every way.

[papas1175]

that sucks, i rather hold him for another year and see what happens but o well

[chilly666]

he's just a more expensive piece of waste that will not see the nhl in the next few years.

[Blouin]

I wonder what we will get? 4th rounder?

[william_icp]

So basically this guy is a huge, literally, waste of space. Preds need as much size as they can get but does he even have a shot at the big club?

Why can't we just go out and get a GOOD enforcer that people have heard of

[itsJ.Millertime]

Good ridance. Biggest waste of roster space in the ahl. 6'6" 235lbs and he doesnt like to play a physical game nor will he fight heavies, adequate skater at best and he has bad hands around the net. The guy is useless and he has ZERO chance of making the preds lineup.

[Debaser]

I hope there is more to this deal which results in Tootoo to the Rangers. A guy can dream..

[forsberg21]

The rangers knew this guy was a project when they drafted him. Doesn't look like he'll ever work out as an NHL player unless he starts using his size.