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Change is upon the New York Rangers.<\/p>\n
In reality, it has been since the day captain Jacob Trouba was shipped out to Anaheim. <\/p>\n
But the Blueshirts have been active leading into the week of the NHL\u2019s trade deadline on March 7, making moves that will ensure they don\u2019t lose impending unrestricted free agents for nothing come summer and attempting to retool a lineup fighting for a playoff spot.<\/p>\n
Reilly Smith, acquired by the Rangers in July, was held out of Sunday\u2019s matchup with the Predators for roster management purposes.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old wing appears primed to join Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey on their way out of town, after the two were packaged in a deal with the Avalanche on Saturday that brought defenseman Calvin de Haan and forward Juuso Parssinen to New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t thank Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy enough for what they\u2019ve done for the organization long before I got here and since I\u2019ve been here,\u201d head coach Peter Laviolette said before the Rangers beat the Predators 4-0 Sunday night at MSG. \u201cTalking about two really good human beings and two really good hockey players that played hard for the New York Rangers. It\u2019s always tough to see change. I think change is always tough.\u201d<\/p>\n
This week will be unfamiliar territory for most of this Rangers locker room, which has only really known bringing in reinforcements rather than sending them out.<\/p>\n
Between Adam Fox\u2019s injured reserve designation, the trade with Colorado and the ones to come, the Rangers are bracing for an adjustment period that may take time despite not having a game to sacrifice.<\/p>\n
Both de Haan and Parssinen were headed to more meetings to get up to speed following their morning skate.<\/p>\n
But change has been the theme of Parssinen\u2019s fourth NHL season, over which he\u2019s now been traded twice.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been pretty crazy,\u201d said the 24-year-old Finn, who was traded from Nashville to Colorado in December. \u201cIt\u2019s not every day you get traded and then you get traded twice. First time for me. It\u2019s crazy. I\u2019m here now, it\u2019s a pretty great spot. The city, the team. What everyone\u2019s been talking about the organization. It\u2019s pretty special to be here. It\u2019s been a crazy season, just want to have a good rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parssinen, who spent parts of morning skate chatting with his fellow countryman Urho Vaakanainen, centered the third line between Brennan Othmann and Jonny Brodzinski and posted two blocks and six hits.<\/p>\n
Laviolette noted that Parssinen had been playing some wing for the Avs, but said the 6-foot-3, 212-pounder wants to be a centerman. <\/p>\n
In 22 games with Colorado, Parssinen scored two goals and dished four assists to give him four goals and seven assists in 37 contests before he made his Rangers debut Sunday night.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s excitement within the organization about Parssinen\u2019s potential upside, and it\u2019s a low-risk move with the young center on the books for $775,00 and set to become a restricted free agent (with arbitration rights) this summer.<\/p>\n
The Rangers acquisition of de Haan, however, comes down to his experience.<\/p>\n
De Haan sounded like a veteran of 676 regular-season games, 38 playoff contests and now six different NHL teams when he fielded his first questions from the New York media inside MSG Training Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not trying to replace anyone,\u201d he said, almost acknowledging the hint of sadness in the air on the team\u2019s first day without Lindgren in six years. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to just play my game, just play steady defense. Just play reliable hockey. Just try and help the team win at the end of the day. That\u2019s my job. Just try to be a calming presence out there, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old defenseman primarily played third-pair minutes in Colorado this season and was candid and frank in his assessment of his game, saying he knows he\u2019s not putting up a ton of points and that his statistics aren\u2019t \u201ctoo sexy right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Defense is priority for de Haan, who recorded an assist on Artemi Panarin\u2019s first-period goal to go along with six hits, two blocks and two shots on goal in Sunday\u2019s win.<\/p>\n
Parssinen and de Haan may be going from a playoff spot with the Avalanche to a playoff race with the Rangers, but the two expressed confidence in the group they are joining.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou go up and down this lineup, there\u2019s a boatload of talent on this team,\u201d said de Haan, who lined up next to Zac Jones on the Rangers bottom pair. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason why this team can\u2019t make a push for the playoffs. Just happy to be on a team with playoff aspirations. I think we can do some damage if we get to go to the dance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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