The New York Rangers made two roster moves to finalize the opening day lineup, reassigning Brett Berard to the AHL and signing Conor Sheary to a 1 year contract. The pair of moves gets the Rangers to 23 skaters for opening night tomorrow night, though not in a way many had hoped. Both Berard and Sheary looked good in camp, but weren’t without flaws. Since Berard doesn’t require waivers, it made sense for him to go to Hartford for the time being. He will be back in New York soon enough.
As a reminder, the roster tomorrow night will not be the roster in a month. It’s likely both Juuso Parssinen and Taylor Raddysh are on “extended looks,” since neither of them looked good in camp. Berard and Sheary outplayed both, resulting in the latter getting his contract. Given where the Rangers stand with prospects, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a midseason trade to make room for Berard or one of the other kids.
These moves solidify that Noah Laba has cracked the opening night lineup, pushing Parssinen out of the lineup. Laba will be the 3C with Sheary and Raddysh.
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