Boogaard might not have necessarily been looking to leave Minnesota last summer .
The Rangers , believing they needed toughness , gave Boogaard a four - contract worth $6.5 million , or $1.625 million a season .
Boogaard might not have necessarily been looking to leave Minnesota last summer , but the Rangers , believing they needed toughness , gave him a four - contract worth $6.5 million , or $1.625 million a season .