Excited to stay at Rangers “- Aftonbladet

NEW YORK. To Mats Zuccarello is pleased that he may stay in Manhattan have no doubt.

He played with a brand new spirit, and stood for two excellent assists, while one at all crackling New York Rangers beat the table one Nashville home at Madison Square Garden last night.

– Yes, this is where I want to be. This is home and I’m very excited to get to play on with the Rangers, he says after a 4-1 victory.

It looked for a while like as the New York Rangers thought trejda Mats Zuccarello before Monday’s deadline.

The General Manager Glen Sather had made it clear that he thought the 27-year old Norwegian man – as the previously played in Modo – asked for too much money and that he rather than let him go for nothing in the summer figured out what other teams in the league were willing to give up for “Zuke”.

But on Sunday met the parties and managed to take in the care of a four-year contract worth in average $ 4.5 million per year.

– It was hard negotiations, but we met at half way and both parties are satisfied. I knew the deal was done after practice Sunday and it felt very good, he said.

The relief was clearly visible on the ice in the night’s meeting with series leader Nashville as well.

“Strong family feeling”

The little artist from Oslo performing with a new spirit and joy – and also accounted for two excellent assists. One of them, a goal-signed Chris Kreider, was an outright artwork.

– I am very excited to get to play on with the Rangers. This is where I want to be. This is home and we have a strong family feeling in this squad, he explains.

Compliments acquisition’s debut

The Rangers gave at all an inspired impression against Nashville – and Keith Yandle, reversing the star club trejdade to him from Arizona last Sunday, said the point without it for a promising debut.

– This was one of our most complete games of the season and I think Keith showed very nice game, coach says Alain Vigneault.

– He is confident with the puck, has much talent and is equipped with fine racing instincts. To be the first game with a new team was the intervention more than approved.