Brodie Dupont re-signed

The Rangers have re-signed Brodie Dupont.

The big physical wing/center plays a style of hockey that gives him a chance at making the Rangers in camp. Listed at 6’2 and 210lbs Dupont has the size to go with his style of hockey which is physical play and a willingness to take the body. Dupont has been relatively slow to adapt to professional hockey but has shown a solid level of consistency in Hartford despite playing on a struggling club last year. With good hands for a big man and credited with being a good character player Dupont could give the Rangers a nice blend of size and skill in the bottom 6.

In 09/10 Dupont scored 17 goals and 22 assist while playing in 80 games for the Wolfpack. The season before Dupont scored 18 goals and 42 points. His size and skill package is intriguing and he shouldnt be ruled out for a Rangers spot along with the likes of Weise, Byers and Prust. Power forwards are notoriously slow to develop and Dupont may be starting to put it all together. With a new contract the Rangers are showing they still have confidence in the big Canadian. At worst Dupont provides Hartford with a strong player at the AHL level. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Mitch Beck of Howlings had this encouraging analysis of Dupont’s season:

Dupont was exceptional in the middle last season in Hartford. He has the ability to get to the paint and score and was VERY strong in his own end defensively and was almost unbeatable in the circle on face-offs.

If Dupont plays like that at camp he has a legitimate chance…