OTTAWA, Ontario — Carson Sussy made his Rangers debut against the Senator Saturday afternoon.
Bluesshirt acquired Sawsie from Vancouver in exchange for the third round of 2025, which he received on a Riley Smith contract ahead of the trade deadline on Friday, and played New York in the fourth city for his 30-year-old career.
Replaced Calvin De Hahn in the lineup, Sussy lined up next to Zack Jones of the Rangers bottom pair, even notching his first goal/point with the organization with a 4-3 overtime loss.
“Not bad, unfortunately it's not a victory,” Sussy said from inside the visiting locker room at Canada Tire Centre. “I felt better as the game progressed. I think a few things will just take a little time to get used to. [with the] The system will be changed. But overall, the first game felt that pretty good. ”
Peter LaViolett said he liked the way other D-pairs, K'Andre Miller-Will Borgen and Urho Vaakanainen-Braden Schneider, played recently, so Rangers head coaches chose to leave them alone.
Soucy leaves Vancouver and averages the highest ice time of his career at 18:22 per game. On Saturday, Canadian defensemen recorded an ice time of 3:39 p.m.
Jones could serve as a placeholder when Adam Fox is activated from the injured reserve.
“There were definitely multiple factors,” Sussy said he would come to New York with his no-trade clause waived. “Obviously, the team that wants you and wants to trade for you is a big part of that. Good [J.T.] mirror, [Will] Here is Borgen. We were pretty tight in Seattle. Obviously, he's just playing for the Rangers, in New York, and at Madison Square Garden. ”
Chris Cryder was revived from the injured reserve and was reinserted into the Rangers lineup on Saturday afternoon.
After missing the final six straight games with an upper body injury, Claider skated on the third line of the blues shirt next to Sam Carrick and rookie Juso Perssinen.
As a result, the rest of the bottom 6 was repositioned a bit.
Brennan Osmann hit the left wing in the fourth row next to Johnny Brozinski and Matt Lempe, kicking Brett Berard out of the lineup.
Bellard has played in the past three straight games and has given 22 contests in the previous season.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 33 of the 37 shots he faced in the 46th start of the season.
The Rangers face a blue jacket at home on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, completing their 10th consecutive schedule of the season.
