Read: Erik Christensen Wants To Provide Secondary Scoring
The Rangers re-signed center Erik Christensen to a two year deal after he scored 26 points for the Rangers after being claimed off of waivers in early December. Christensen centered Marian Gaborik during the Rangers stretch run late last season and told Jesse Spector of the NY Daily News that he wants more of the scoring load on himself this season:
“I want that on me. I want to score points. I’ve wanted to do that since I’ve played at this level. I think I’ve shown I can do it on nights, it’s just a matter of continuing to get those opportunities.
…That is some nice talk from Erik Christensen. Talk about someone who is motivated to prove something, and he just got his new deal. Maybe he has found the right coach in John Tortorella, that guy to push him to reach some of the talent that everyone knows that he has. But how do you become more consistent? I guess if we knew the answer, we could have told the Rangers last season and they could have been.
He will certainly get the chance to play a top six role and get those opportunities to put up points. At 26, maybe Christensen is finally starting to put his whole game together.
