The Rangers have recalled forward Brennan Othmann again. To make space, Anton Blidh was returned to the AHL. Othmann was reassigned on New Year’s Day after the first wave of 2026 injuries that included Noah Laba and Conor Sheary. His reassignment then was due to bonuses in his contract making it impossible to keep him on the roster and still be cap compliant. Now that players are returning, others being reassigned and/or added to LTIR, and enough time has passed for the Rangers to bank cap space, Othmann can return to the Rangers.
The yo-yoing of Othmann is frustrating, especially since he’s barely played. He’s either been a healthy scratch or stapled to the fourth line. Given how bad the Rangers have been…or are…it makes no sense to keep him in the bottom six. Just let the kid play and see what he has.
Or don’t, since that won’t kill his trade value.
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