After starting the year with the Hartford Wolf Pack, the New York Rangers recalled Lias Andersson in early November. The Rangers’ 2017 seventh overall pick has passed the 10-game mark that burned the first year of his entry-level contract and currently has played 18 games at the NHL level and spent a game in the press box as a healthy scratch. Through those games, his performance has received some negative attention because of his five points and underlying numbers.
With that in mind, we at Blueshirt Banter wanted to dive into Andersson’s start to the year — from preseason until now — to assess not just how he’s performed, but how the team’s handled him so far.