Well, it happened. Despite putting together an exceptional 2018 preseason performance, Lias Andersson is heading to Hartford to start his year with the Wolf Pack. Today, the New York Rangers announced that Andersson and six other waiver-exempt players were assigned to the AHL. Top prospect Filip Chytil remains with the big club, so too does youngster Brett Howden who scored a goal in the Rangers’ preseason victory over the Philadelphia Flyers last night.
The other prospects who got the axe today were Steven Fogarty, Libor Hajek, Ryan Lindgren, Ville Meskanen, Michael Lindqvist, and Rob O’Gara.