Rangers center Lias Andersson sets against the Bruins at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The calculus made by organizational decision makers to send Lias Andersson to Hartford had nothing to do with Mika Zibanejad’s eventual return to the Rangers’ lineup.
Rather, it had everything to do with David Quinn’s belief that in order for the No. 7 overall pick in the 2017 draft to maximize his potential, he would need the opportunities to play that he was not receiving with the NHL club.
Which Quinn also hopes leads to Andersson developing consistency to his game.