Rangers sign depth players Casey Fitzgerald, Bo Groulx
Panthers defenseman Casey Fitzgerald warms up before the start of an NHL game against the Predators on March 2, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. Credit: AP/Wilfredo Lee
On the second day of free agency, the Rangers were relatively quiet, their only moves being to sign two players for their AHL affiliate in Hartford, defenseman Casey Fitzgerald and forward Bo Groulx.
Fitzgerald, 27, is 5-11, 179 pounds and a righthanded shot. He was a third-round draft pick by the Buffalo Sabres in 2016 and has played 63 NHL games over five professional seasons. He played 69 games last season for the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL, scoring four goals and 17 assists, with 65 penalty minutes.
Groulx, 24, a 6-2, 200-pound native of France, was a second-round draft pick in 2018 by Anaheim, for whom he played 45 games last season, with two assists. In 65 career NHL games, he has one goal and four assists.
Fitzgerald, a North Reading, Mass., native, signed a two-year contract, and Groulx signed a one-year deal.
Colin Stephenson covers the Rangers for Newsday. He has spent more than two decades covering the NHL and just about every sports team in the New York metropolitan area.