Jesper Fast has been one of the most versatile, quietly-get-the-job-done, quality players in recent memory for the Rangers. He’s one of the best fourth line players you can ask for, a bottom-six monster, and a guy who you can move up into the top nine for small spurts when needed.
Thanks to his defensive abilities, Fast was an Alain Vigneault favorite — but in a way that seems to soil his perception. There’s anger when Fast is placed on the top line (although he produced there down the home stretch this season), and confusion when he’s moved up in favor of other skilled players, but that, my friends, falls on the man calling the shots.