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Sean Durzi ready to prove Rangers right after ‘surprising’ trade from Mammoth
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- Sean Durzi ready to prove Rangers right after ‘surprising’ trade from Mammoth
This isn't Sean Durzi's first trade.
He knows how to react, he knows how to deal with it.
The d-man was a bit caught off guard being moved by the Mammoth this offseason, but his focus quickly shifted to his new opportunity in the Big Apple.
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"I'm a big believer in proving those who believe in you right," he said during his intro Zoom. "I think having the opportunity to prove this staff with the Rangers right is exciting for me."
Durzi, of course, landed in New York as part of the Vincent Trocheckdeal -- a move that's served as a nice motivator for him in the midst of the long offseason.
The 27-year-old is coming off a second straight frustrating campaign in which he missed 22 games after being limited to just 30 the entire year before.
So much like the Rangers themselves, he's ready for a clean slate heading into the year.
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"The beauty of the NHL is it's a fresh start every year," Durzi said. "It's a prove yourself league and you have to do it every day -- you just look at last season and see how you can grow -- coming into the year, it's a restart to start from zero.
"Finishing near the bottom of the standings is never the goal, but it's about how you learn from it and bounce back -- you look at this roster and it's an exciting team -- but again, everyone starts from zero. It's a prove yourself league, and from Day One, we're going to do that."
Durzi will likely slot in next to Marcus Petterssonon New York's new-look second pairing, while also quarterbacking the second power-play unit.
Even with the missed time, he finished second among Utah defensemen in power-play points (4) and third in total points (27) last season.
He'll bring some much-needed puck-moving ability to the Blueshirts' blueline.
