Mired in a 2-6-0 start and having scored only 12 goals on the season, the New York Rangers are desperate for offense and have reportedly reached out to free agent forward Vinny Prospal.

According to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, Rangers general manager Glen Sather has had conversations with Prospal, who is training in his native Czech Republic, as well as his agent. However, there are no indications that the Rangers are officially prepared to offer Prospal a contract quite yet.

Propsal - 38 - appeared in 48 games for the Columbue Blue Jackets last season, and scored 12 goals and 18 assists; he also registered 29 goals and 52 assists in 104 games for the Rangers from 2009-11.

As Brooks notes, over the last two years, Prospal posted similar numbers to the likes of Ryan Callahan, Daniel Alfredsson, Sam Gagner, Joffrey Lupul and Tomas Plekanec.

With Callahan, Rick Nash and Carl Hagelin all on the shelf, Prospal could provide the offense and veteran leadership needed to help the team stay aflota in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.