Posts About "Lias Andersson"
3 Rangers Who Can Be Pleasant Surprises This Season
September 16th, 2019 The New York Rangers have reported to training camp surrounded by questions of what this new lineup will look like and how the plethora of young players will play. It's not just the rookies and second year players who are in the spotlight. Several Rangers need to prove their worth if they wish to stick around on a team in transition....
Rangers' Rebuild Hinges on Young Centers Stepping Up
August 24th, 2019 The New York Rangers really have no one to blame but themselves for the hype swirling around them with training camp on the horizon. Their 18-month rebuild has yielded high-end prospects, many of whom appear ready to challenge for significant roles next season. They've acquired of a pair of right-shooting defensemen – one of the...
Can Rangers' Lias Andersson Shine in 2019-20?
July 31st, 2019 Coming into the 2019-20 season, all eyes are on the youth of the New York Rangers. Though they have only been in the league for a minute, or none at all, many believe that there is hope surrounding this organization. One of those hopeful pieces is the seventh-overall selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Lias Andersson. Last...
Rangers' Andersson Faces Career Crossroads
March 22nd, 2019 There won't be anything meaningless to the New York Rangers about the last nine games - especially for young center Lias Andersson. The Blueshirts won't be going to the playoffs for the second straight season - the first time since 2003-04 they'll miss the tournament in consecutive years. Yet, for young and older alike on this...
Andersson's Demotion Isn't All His Fault
January 1st, 2019 Despite all the high hopes when he was called up on the evening of Nov. 4, the New York Rangers announced on Dec. 28 that center Lias Andersson would be sent back down to the Hartford Wolf Pack. During his time in the NHL this season, Andersson totaled one goal and three assists on 22 shots on goal while averaging 10:47 of...
Rangers' New Faces After 2 Months of Play
November 29th, 2018 The narrative surrounding the 2018-19 New York Rangers was, and primarily still is, the major youth movement. It wasn’t supposed to be about playoff hopes, or winning games or achieving points in as many games as possible. What Rangers brass and fans were going to hone in on this year was player development and the...
