The New York Rangers have one organizational need, depth at forward. There’s also a shortage of size among the forwards in the pipeline. When the Blueshirts acquired 22-year old Julien Gauthier they got both.
Gauthier is a big boy. He is 6’4″ and 227 pounds, making him the tallest and heaviest player on the current roster. He’s a righthanded shot who plays the right wing. He is a native of Pointe-aux-Trembles in the province of Quebec. His uncle, Denis Gauthier, was a defenseman who played 10 years in the NHL for Calgary, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.