New York Rangers One Of Few Teams In The Running To Acquire Controversial Forward Seeking NHL Return

As the Rangers continue to face several struggles early in the 2025-26 season, it's clear that they need to make some changes in order to to things around. With that being said it appears they could be looking at one controversial forward who is seeking an NHL return.

That controversial forward being Alex Formenton, who has played in the National Hockey League since the 2021-22 season following very controversial reasons. However, it appears his NHL return is imminent, but not with the Ottawa Senators as they made it clear they don't want him.

Recently on Insider Trading, Darren Dreger reported that the Ottawa Senators and General Manager Steve Staios, has given Formenton's agent permission to speak with other team's considering they still own his rights.

The New York Rangers have really been struggling to score this season, which is clear considering they made NHL history for becoming the first NHL team to be shutout during their first three home games of a season.

Along with this, veteran forward Vincent Trocheck is out long-term with a upper-body injury that landed him on Long-Term Injured Reserved (LTIR), and acquiring Formenton on a cheap deal could provide the Rangers with someone familiar with scoring goals.

The 26-year old forward hasn't played in the NHL since 2021-22, where he managed to score 18 goals and 14 assists for a total of 32 points in 79 games played, but has been playing in the National League in three of the last four season. However, just this season he has tallied two goals and four points in 11 games this season in the NL