There comes a point in every professional athlete’s life where they need to see if they can cut it against the best players in the world on a regular basis. In the NHL, players usually find out their career arch by age 23. Some are destined for a life in the AHL only to be emergency call-ups and others find a way to eke out a living at the NHL level.
As a rebuilding franchise, the New York Rangers are experiencing this inflection point with several different players. Of this group, Vinni Lettieri is the one with the most to prove based on his amateur career and what he’s done up to this point.