According to the AHL Transaction Wire, the Rangers have sent down Brandon Mashinter.
He played four games for the Rangers since being called up. He had two shots, was a minus two and averaged 5:55 per game. He played 3:30 last night after playing 8:31 against Montreal on Saturday.
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This could indicate that the Rangers are going to activate Rick Nash off of IR.
It is expected that Brandon Mashinter will make his Rangers debut tonight against Montreal.
John Tortorella said yesterday, that the decision on who to play hinges on a few factors, “Who you are playing against, where you are playing. Process for the players. I have been interested to get a look at Mashinter. He is an interesting one to me.
Hockey’s Future wrote of Mashinter in June 2012, “The hulking winger plays with physicality and grit and works well down low along the boards and around the net.” They add that Mashinter needs to spend more time in the dirty areas of the ice and stop thinking like a sniper. They have him projected out as a bottom six checking line forward.
They wrote, in September 2012, that Mashinter could develop into a lower scoring version of Milan Lucic and be an energy/toughness player in the NHL.
He is 6-4, 220.
Mashinter has played 13 games in the NHL, has zero points, and three fights.
He has seven fights in the AHL this season and three of them have come since he joined the Whale. Mashinter has 11 points in 14 games since being acquired.
More on Mashinter in THIS section.
According to Katie Strang, the Rangers have placed Darroll Powe on IR and called up Brandon Mashinter.
Chris Kreider is still with the team.
2:08PM: The Rangers have officially sent Mashinter back to Hartford.
12:13PM: According to Dan Rosen, the Rangers are sending Brandon Mashinter back to Hartford today so that he can play for the Whale.
Rosen says that the Rangers weren’t sure if Darroll Powe would arrive in time for tonight’s game.
11:58AM: Anton Stralman is in the lineup according to Pat Leonard.
10:58AM: According to Pat Leonard, the Rangers mock lineup for tonight, in the Devils dressing room, has Anton Stralman being scratched and replaced by Stu Bickel.
They also anticipate the third line to be Darroll Powe, Brian Boyle, Jeff Halpern and the fourth line to be Brandon Mashinter, JT Miller and Arron Asham.
The Rangers practice in Newark at 11:30AM.
According to Katie Strang, the Rangers have called up JT Miller and Brandon Mashinter and sent down Benn Ferriero.
Mashinter was acquired from the Sharks for Tommy Grant.
Last week the Rangers said they would consider calling up Miller.
For more on JT Miller, CLICK HERE.
Miller has eight goals and 12 assists for the Whale this season in 37 games.
Mashinter has five goals and seven assists in 38 games. He has three goals and four assists in eight games since being acquired.
The Rangers have traded forward Tommy Grant and a conditional 2014 7th round pick for forward Brandon Mashinter.
Mashinter, 24, is 6-4 and 230 lbs. He has 13 games of NHL experience with the Sharks in 2010-11.
He has spent the previous four seasons with the Worcester Sharks in the AHL.
Mashinter is on a two-way contract worth $550,000 at the NHL level and $75,000 at the AHL level.
Season Team GP G A TP PIM
2009-2010 Worcester Sharks AHL 79 22 15 37 117
2010-2011 Worcester Sharks AHL 62 14 19 33 96
2011-2012 Worcester Sharks AHL 65 16 17 33 67
2012-2013 Worcester Sharks AHL 30 2 2 4 44
Mashinter's a good AHL player w/limited NHL upside. Having down year & needed change of scenery. Upgrade on Grant from #CTWhale POV.—
Laurie Carr (@byndblueshirts) January 17, 2013
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