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In the midst of a career renaissance with the New York Rangers, Tye Kartye flies to Seattle with his teammates Friday to begin a four-game road trip Saturday against the Kraken. Yes, the very same Kraken who placed Kartye on waivers last season, allowing Rangers general manager Chris Drury to make one of his best moves yet.
Since the Rangers claimed Kartye off waivers on March 1, the 25-year-old forward recorded 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) in 41 games, not to mention sent repeated jolts of electricity through the lineup with his tenacious two-way play. That’s about a 52-point pace over a full season. Not bad for an undrafted player that never recorded more than 22 points in any one single season.
But it gets better, A gritty bottom-six forward morphed into a top-six regular this season, partly due to his excellent chemistry with Rangers captain J.T. Miller. Those two were at their wrecking-ball best Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers, especially in the first period when it appeared that duo won pretty much every puck battle. Their diligent forecheck led directly to the game-opening goal, when Miller’s shot glanced off Gabe Perreault and into the net at 4:39.
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Then in the third period, Kartye blew the roof off Madison Square Garden with a breakaways goal that put the Rangers up 3-2.
“Right before we scored one of the goals, [Will Cuylle] said to me on the bench ‘the crowd’s getting loud.’ I said, ‘Yeah, we’ve got to score. It’d be pretty cool.’” Kartye recounted postgame.
Kartye now has 12 points in 17 games this season. each recorded at even strength, second most on the team. He’s also tied for third on the Rangers with five goals. And don’t think for a second that he forgot who he truly is at his core: Kartye is second on the Rangers with 46 hits.
“He works at his game every day. He’s a relentless worker. He’s just a great teammate,” coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday. I think. Ever since we’ve picked him up and he joined our team, he’s just fit in with our group. I think he’s getting better and better.
“This guy’s on a 60-plus point pace since he’s become a Ranger. And he brings so many intangibles. He’s good on the penalty kill, his puck pursuit game, he skates, he hunts pucks, and he’s conscientious defensively. He’s been a great fit for our group. I think he thrives in the game that we’re trying to play, but I couldn’t be happier for him.”
HIs coach loves him, His teammates love him. The Garden Faithful loves him.
The Kraken surely can’t love the fact that they lost Kartye for nothing, and will get to re-live that decision up close and personal Saturday night.
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Make sure to check out the latest Rink Rap podcast, which breaks down the Rangers best path to a playoff berth this season, J.T. Miller’s renaissance is double-edged sword, and what the NHL Thanksgiving rule means for the Blueshirts. It’s here at the Forever Blueshirts YouTube page.
John Kreiser has the game story and recap of the Rangers’ 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Flyers.
Here are the key Rangers takeaways from that victory over the Flyers, including major props for Adam Fox helping rescue the Blueshirts.
Lou DiPietro with his first story here at Forever Blueshirts examines where Scott Morrow fits in the big picture, even while filling in admirably in Sean Durzi’s injury absence.
It’s looking more and more like Joonas Korpisalo will rejoin the Rangers on their four-game road trip to the Northwest, after starring for the Hartford Wolf Pack in an AHL conditioning stint earlier this week.
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Florida Hockey Now: Brad Marchand is skating but doesn’t expect to return from a left-knee injury until December.
TSN: Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was pretty pissed off about a “dangerous” hit Anaheim Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson delivered on him Thursday, sending the League’s leading scorer into the goal post and net in the first period.
Sportsnet: Frank Seravalli breask down why the Tampa Bay Lightning are playing the long game with pending UFA Nikita Kucherov and his recent trade request.
Daily Faceoff: Player agent Dan Milstein said his client Andrei Vasilevskiy absolutely wishes to play his entire career with the Lightning, and hopes the team feels the same in light of the recent Kucherov news.
Detroit Hockey Now: Max Smith reports that Red Wings holdout defenseman Simon Edvinsson’s been skating recently at the Nashville Predators practice facility in hopes that a new contract will be agreed to — or that he’ll be traded — before the Dec. 1 deadline for him to be eligible to play this season.
The Athletic ($$): Pierre LeBrun reports that the Utah Mammoth are emerging as a destination locale in the NHL, which could make them players in the growing trade and free-agent markets.
Hockey News: The Islanders signed defenseman Ben Hutton to a one-year contract after he agreed to a PTO and practiced with the team earlier in the week. He did not play in their 5-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
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