Glen Sather acted quickly replacing Anton Stralman with veteran Dan Boyle.

After informing Anton Stralman’s agent they were out, Rangers GM Glen Sather didn’t wait signing free agent defenseman Dan Boyle to a two-year $9 million deal. He decided it was more important to fill a void by bringing in the 37-year old veteran to play the point on the power play.

There’s no doubt Boyle can help a power play that at times was cringe worthy. Its failure was a big reason the Rangers lost to the Kings in five games. Had they been able to take advantage, it could’ve been a different series.

The question is how much does Boyle have left. In his final year with the Sharks, he posted 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points over 75 games. Half the production came on the power play where he had six PPG’s and totaled 18 power play points. For that reason, he’s a Ranger. It’s certainly not for his defense. Boyle finished minus-eight for San Jose. Pairing him up with Marc Staal could be an adventure. Hopefully, they won’t struggle 5-on-5.

Admittedly, I didn’t want them to sign Boyle. The age factor is worrisome. I get it. Sather addressed a need. Boyle will be reunited with former Lightning Martin St. Louis. An irony of sorts with him replacing Brad Richards from that ’04 Stanley Cup team. Now, he’ll come to Broadway where he’ll join his fourth team (Panthers, Lightning, Sharks, Rangers). We’ll see if he can help them.

In a depth move, Sather also added Mike Kostka. It’s for one year, $650,000. He’s only played in 63 NHL games registering four goals and 15 assists for 19 points. He spent 2013-14 with Chicago and Tampa Bay totaling four goals and 11 points in 28 games. Kostka was 2-1-3 with the Blackhawks and 2-6-8 with the Lightning. Solid production.

The 28-year old Kostka is a righty defenseman. He’s basically a seventh blueliner who probably replaces Raphael Diaz. Not much else to add here.