Gerard Gallant on Braden Schneider: 'he wasn't b----ing about not being up here'
Gerard Gallant had high praise for sophomore defenseman Braden Schneider yesterday. The 21-year old suited up for 43 games last season, managing 11 points and another three in the playoffs. He displayed confidence in his physical game, taking after now-captain Jacob Trouba, when he crushed Jesper Boqvist of the rival New Jersey Devils:
Midway through prospects' camp, Gallant expressed strong belief in Schneider, paying him a grand compliment while simultaneously sending a message to other rookies in the system:
The Rangers recently traded one rookie -- Nils Lundkvist -- who vocalized displeasure with his standing in the organization's pecking order. Another, Vitaly Kravtsov, has expressed similar feelings in the past and even requested a trade at one point. Still, Kravtsov was given a chance to skate with Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck this week. Perhaps the two sides have a bright future together after all.
Gallant's old-school mentality has already molded the identity of his Rangers' group. They have transformed into a deadly group, both on the scoreboard and in the physical department, which is right up Gallant's alley.
With Gallant's praise of Schneider, clearly he was insinuating that other players -- Lundkvist and Kravtsov?-- should follow suit.
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| B | P | PTS | ||
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jack Quinn | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bowen Byram | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Matheson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan McLeod | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Norris | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
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