It was not the best year for New York Rangers rookie forwards. In 2016-17 we had Jimmy Vesey and Pavel Buchnevich; in 2017-18 we had Boo Nieves and Vinni Lettieri.
Lettieri
Vinni Lettieri’s rookie season started off with a bang. The undrafted college free agent signing scored a goal and put three shots on net in his NHL debut on Dec. 29, 2017. Unfortunately for the Rangers, Lettieri was unable to bury another chance despite quickly developing a reputation as a shoot-first winger.