The Texas Rangers can’t begin pursuing Major League free agents until next month. But some MLB players can declare free agency under certain circumstances.

Tottenham Hotspur are the latest club to express interest in signing Rangers and Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin.

The Rangers (2-3-0) opened the season with a 3-0 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 7, then won 4-0 at the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 9 and 6-1 at the Penguins on Oct. 11. They returned home on Sunday and fell 1-0 to the Washington Capitals before getting blanked again Tuesday.

The Texas Rangers are once again sitting at home in October instead of competing for a World Series championship, which marks the second year in a row of disapp

The Capitals presented the Rangers' biggest test so far this young season, and New York rose to the challenge.

Kevin Muscat is the leading candidate to replace Russell Martin as Rangers head coach, although the Ibrox club are talking to other targets.

He was second in goals on the team a year ago and while the Rangers have had plenty of scoring chances in their most recent two losses, they’ve been unable to find the back of the net, becoming the first team in NHL history to fail to score in their first three home games.

Trading Kreider opened up cap space and allowed the team to create a new look, and the Rangers agreed to a deal with Anaheim before the veteran signed off on the move. His Ducks tenure began with two road games against the Kraken and Sharks before his first regular-season game repping the Ducks at the Honda Center.