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It was 12 and a half years ago, and the Rangers were looking to add depth on the right side of the defense down the stretch of the truncated 2012-13 season.

A young man named Andrej Sustr was coming out of college as a 22-year-old, and <a href="https://nypost.com/2013/03/19/rangers-expected-to-make-run-at-college-defenseman-sustr/">the Blueshirts were all-in</a>. They thought they had the 6-foot-7 righty.

Sustr, a native of Plzen, Czechia, who had played one year in the NAHL and one year in the USHL before spending two seasons at Nebraska-Omaha, instead signed with the Lightning, who apparently presented a greater opportunity for the young defenseman.

The Rangers are looking to add depth on the right side of the defense approaching Mike Sullivan’s first year behind the bench.{ai:summary}Rangers looked for right-side depth in the 2012-13 stretch, eyeing a 6-foot-7 defenseman, Andrej Sustr.The Czech, 22, came through NAHL/USHL and two seasons at Nebraska-Omaha, but signed with Tampa Bay instead of New York. #sports

The almost-Ranger who now could answer a crucial defense question

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