bernmeister
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New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has recalled forward Boo Nieves from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Nieves, 24, has skated in 12 games with the Wolf Pack this season, registering three goals and four assists for seven points, along with six penalty minutes. He posted two consecutive multi-point games on Nov. 14 vs. Bridgeport (one goal, one assist) and on Nov. 17 vs. Utica (one goal, two assists). He has skated in 100 career AHL games over parts of four seasons (2015-16 - 2018-19), all with the Wolf Pack, registering 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points, along with 28 penalty minutes.
The 6-3, 210-pounder has skated in 29 career NHL games over parts of two seasons (2016-17 and 2017-18), both with the Rangers, registering one goal and eight assists for nine points, along with a plus-five rating and 12 penalty minutes. Nieves ranked fourth on the Rangers - and ranked second among team forwards - in plus/minus rating last season (plus-six), and he posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 24 of the 28 games he played in 2017-18. He registered three assists/points, including his first career NHL assist/point, while skating in his second career NHL game on Oct. 26, 2017 vs. Arizona, and he became the first Ranger to post a three-assist game in one of his first two career NHL games since Dominic Moore on Nov. 1, 2003.
The Syracuse, New York native was selected by the Rangers in the second round, 59th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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OP adds:
someone please tell HC Q to kindly consider my request to pair Nieves with Kreider.
Nieves is not yet a 1C and there is no certainty that will change any time soon.
However, dismissing that vacuum, on paper, Nieves looks like he is a highly complementary fit to Kreider: ample speed, good size, good pivot, will contribute but not seek to dictate offense allowing Kreider and Zib to be the drivers, defensively responsible.
If I am right, it is a successful experiment, one which is a good stopgap if/when Kravtsov elects to try his pivot history here at NHL level, or if/when Nieves is eclipsed at 1C by the superior talented Howden, who also has ample speed to create an effective tandem.
If I am right, synergy will prevail.
If I am wrong, we tried something, it didn't work, and it is not the end of the world.
On paper, if other things are equal, this WILL work.
There is a possibility that actual chemistry between Kreider and Nieves, which may turn out to be fantastic, could also be horrifically bad, to the point of non-existent.
But we won't know until we try. On paper it should work.
Coach Quinn, thank you in advance, give him a fair shot with enough steady shifts.
There is always an adjustment, a learning curve even of established NHL Fs going from linemate to different linemate.
But I believe in this concept so strongly, I believe you will be pleased with the results.
Besides, we have a 2nd invested in him.
Now is the time to see what we got, and let's not do it half baked.
Again thank you
bernmeister
New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has recalled forward Boo Nieves from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Nieves, 24, has skated in 12 games with the Wolf Pack this season, registering three goals and four assists for seven points, along with six penalty minutes. He posted two consecutive multi-point games on Nov. 14 vs. Bridgeport (one goal, one assist) and on Nov. 17 vs. Utica (one goal, two assists). He has skated in 100 career AHL games over parts of four seasons (2015-16 - 2018-19), all with the Wolf Pack, registering 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points, along with 28 penalty minutes.
The 6-3, 210-pounder has skated in 29 career NHL games over parts of two seasons (2016-17 and 2017-18), both with the Rangers, registering one goal and eight assists for nine points, along with a plus-five rating and 12 penalty minutes. Nieves ranked fourth on the Rangers - and ranked second among team forwards - in plus/minus rating last season (plus-six), and he posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 24 of the 28 games he played in 2017-18. He registered three assists/points, including his first career NHL assist/point, while skating in his second career NHL game on Oct. 26, 2017 vs. Arizona, and he became the first Ranger to post a three-assist game in one of his first two career NHL games since Dominic Moore on Nov. 1, 2003.
The Syracuse, New York native was selected by the Rangers in the second round, 59th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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OP adds:
someone please tell HC Q to kindly consider my request to pair Nieves with Kreider.
Nieves is not yet a 1C and there is no certainty that will change any time soon.
However, dismissing that vacuum, on paper, Nieves looks like he is a highly complementary fit to Kreider: ample speed, good size, good pivot, will contribute but not seek to dictate offense allowing Kreider and Zib to be the drivers, defensively responsible.
If I am right, it is a successful experiment, one which is a good stopgap if/when Kravtsov elects to try his pivot history here at NHL level, or if/when Nieves is eclipsed at 1C by the superior talented Howden, who also has ample speed to create an effective tandem.
If I am right, synergy will prevail.
If I am wrong, we tried something, it didn't work, and it is not the end of the world.
On paper, if other things are equal, this WILL work.
There is a possibility that actual chemistry between Kreider and Nieves, which may turn out to be fantastic, could also be horrifically bad, to the point of non-existent.
But we won't know until we try. On paper it should work.
Coach Quinn, thank you in advance, give him a fair shot with enough steady shifts.
There is always an adjustment, a learning curve even of established NHL Fs going from linemate to different linemate.
But I believe in this concept so strongly, I believe you will be pleased with the results.
Besides, we have a 2nd invested in him.
Now is the time to see what we got, and let's not do it half baked.
Again thank you
bernmeister
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