It’s been a long time since someone not named Lundqvist or McDonagh is representing the New York Rangers at the All-Star Game. It was five years ago that Rick Nash was the Rangers representative, the last time the Blueshirts sent a forward to the game.
Of course, Artemi Panarin was the Ranger selected to go, but after suffering an upper body injury that made him miss his last game, he is taking the nine days off to fully recuperate. So, Kreider was deemed the player to represent New York City at the player’s showcase.