- Rangers sign Luke Glendening to a professional tryout agreement
- The 37-year-old center could fill the fourth-line hole left by Joe Veleno’s injury
- Read below for how the tryout works and where New York’s center depth stands
The Rangers are taking a look at another veteran center.
New York announced Monday that it signed forward Luke Glendening to a professional tryout agreement. Here’s the team’s announcement:
Glendening can practice with the club, but he can’t play in a regular-season game until he gets a standard NHL contract. According to Daily Faceoff, the tryout is limited to 10 days.
This is his second PTO this fall. The Lightning cut him loose from their tryout on Sept. 25 without a contract.
The timing lines up with a need. Joe Veleno is on long-term injured reserve, and GM Chris Drury has been working to shore up the middle. Mika Zibanejad, JT Miller and Noah Laba hold the top three center spots, with Justin Dowling filling in on the fourth line. Rookie Cole Beaudoin got four games there before heading back to Hartford.
Glendening is a different kind of option. He’s a 934-game veteran who kills penalties and takes defensive draws. He won 57.2 percent of his faceoffs in 18 games with Philadelphia last season, and he finished with two goals and nine points in 70 games between the Flyers and Devils.
The Flyers claimed him on waivers before the deadline, and he was part of the group that beat Pittsburgh in the first round of the 2026 playoffs. He’s got 85 goals and 175 points in his career.
The Rangers have about $4.4 million in cap space, per PuckPedia, so there’s room to give him a deal if he earns one. He won’t get that chance without showing something first.
New York hosts the Ducks at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
