Maybe Lias Andersson isn’t getting as big a role as he might have hoped, but the 20-year-old center the Rangers took with the No. 7-overall pick in 2017 is still happy to be contributing at the NHL level through the team’s first two games of the regular season.
“You always want to be up here, playing on one of the four lines and getting regular ice time,” Andersson said after Tuesday’s practice, after splitting last season between the Rangers and AHL Hartford. “I’m just going to keep going and try to help the team win. When the coach wants me out there, I’ll jump out right away.