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Coming off a down season that included being traded to a new organization, Brendan Brisson remains confident that he can earn a spot on the New York Rangers\u2019 opening-night roster this fall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to make the team (Rangers) out of camp,\u201d Brisson told the Hartford Wolf Pack web site.<\/a> \u201cI know I can do it, I\u2019ve made an NHL roster before out of camp in Vegas, so just make it to camp and stick. I know what\u2019s going to keep me in the League. I learned a lot from last year, and I want to use everything I learned over the summer and into camp. If I do that, I think I\u2019ll be good.\u201d<\/p>\n The 23-year-old can play center or on the wing, not dissimilar to Juuso Parssinen and Jonny Brodzinski, likely two of the players Brisson needs to beat out for a roster spot. Then there\u2019s a pair of first-round picks \u2014 Gabe Perreault and Brennan Othmann \u2014 in the mix, and Brett Berard. Don\u2019t forget newcomer Taylor Raddysh.<\/p>\n The numbers game doesn\u2019t appear to work in Brisson\u2019s favor. That, of course, makes him a true under-the-radar option to play on New York\u2019s third line \u2014 or somewhere in the middle six. A fourth-line role is not out of the question, but not very likely. Assuming all goes as expected, Sam Carrick, Matt Rempe and Adam Edstrom should be set there.<\/p>\n But Brisson was a first-round pick in 2020<\/a> \u2014 No. 29 overall by the Golden Knights \u2014 and a potent point producer at the University of Michigan. He also scored 18 and 19 goals his first two seasons in the minors, with Henderson of the American Hockey League. And he was on Vegas\u2019 opening-night roster a year ago.<\/p>\n In other words, don\u2019t overlook him in camp come September.<\/p>\n Related: Former Rangers forward \u2018seriously considering offers\u2019 to play in KHL: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Brendan Brisson eyes spot on Rangers after \u2018tough year for me\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n However, Brisson does have a lot to prove this fall. He averaged less than 10 minutes TOI and was scoreless in nine games with the Golden Knights last season. A lineup regular the first month of the season, Brisson was sent back to the AHL in early November and played just two NHL games the rest of the season before he was traded to the Rangers<\/a> for forward Reilly Smith on March 6.<\/p>\n Brisson lost confidence and failed to produce in the AHL. He had 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) and was minus-24 in 45 games with Henderson last season. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Things got better for him after he was acquired by the Rangers. Brisson had six points (two goals, four assists) in 16 games.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was great when I got here,\u201d Brisson explained. \u201cThe whole organization, the staff, the coaches, the players, they welcomed me with open arms and really allowed me to try to get my confidence back. It was a tough year for me, and they were great in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n The biggest issue was that Brisson lost his scoring touch \u2014 and confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like the things that I wasn\u2019t as good at as I was in the past this year was stuff on the offensive side and making plays, which normally comes natural to me,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n Brisson is an intriguing option for the Rangers. It was just two seasons ago that he had eight points (two goals, six assists) in 15 games with the Golden Knights, roughly a 40-point pace in his taste of the NHL. He also had 38 points (19 goals, 19 assists) in 52 AHL games in 2023-24.<\/p>\n \u201cPhysically, for me, it\u2019s about getting faster, getting back into better conditioning and being quicker on pucks,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like working on the stuff that I\u2019m good at again and finding my confidence in those areas will be important too. Get all those kinks knocked out and have a big summer and a big camp.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s going to be an uphill climb for Brisson, who signed a one-year contract with the Rangers<\/a> in July. But that doesn\u2019t mean you should rule him out either.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\tJim Cerny is Executive Editor at Forever Blueshirts and Managing Editor at Sportsnaut, with more than 30 years of … More about Jim Cerny<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned in this article: Brendan Brisson<\/a> Rangers Prospects<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n