NY Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux is one of those sandpaper players that old school hockey fans love. New school hockey fans can get behind his decent skill and ability to balance out the bottom-six as well. He seems like the new Sean Avery, without some of the on-ice antics that followed Avery around.
In his first full year with the Rangers, Lemieux put up 6-12-18 in 59 games. The scoring line isn’t overly impressive in the grand scheme of things. Brett Howden and Kaapo Kakko were Lemieux’s primary linemates, and both had their own struggles.