The nine player swap with gives the Rangers two full cap days of lesser salary, maximizing their LTIR space while Vesey is out. But rest assured, as Edstrom, Rempe, Mancini, and Cuylle will be in the lineup for the opener in Pittsburgh. It's purely a paper transaction.
Brett Berard is not expected back, but given he was the final forward returned to Hartford, he's the first man up for injury.