The Rangers got closer to their opening-night roster Wednesday when they announced the assignment of nine players to Hartford of the AHL.
The Rangers first had to put forwards Marek Hrivik and Nicklas Jensen on waivers – they can be claimed until noon Thursday. Defensemen Mat Bodie and Chris Summers cleared waivers Wednesday and were assigned to Hartford, along with John Gilmour, Ryan Graves, and forwards Robin Kovacs, Malte Stromwall, and goalie Mackenzie Skapski.
The team also confirmed that forward Max Lapierre was released from his tryout on Tuesday.
That leaves the Rangers with 18 forwards — including injured Oscar Lindberg, Josh Jooris, Boo Nieves and Gabriel Fontaine – plus eight defensemen and three goalies.