Rangers cut Othmann from training camp<\/a> well before the likes of fellow top prospects Noah Laba, Brett Berard and Gabe Perreault. It was an underwhelming preseason for the No. 16 pick in the 2021 draft, who hasn\u2019t quite found his footing on the NHL stage yet.\u00a0<\/p>\nWhile the Rangers were in Toronto \u2014 in Othmann\u2019s home province of Ontario \u2014 Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman reported the young wing was drawing interest around the NHL. The Rangers are seeking promising prospects in return, Friedman added on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There is belief that a change of scenery would be beneficial for Othmann. The recall could give Othmann an opportunity to inject some much-needed energy into the lineup, but may also serve as a showcase if the Rangers are looking to move on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
New York Rangers center Matt Rempe and San Jose Sharks right wing Ryan Reaves get into a scuffle in the first period at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 23, 2025. JASON SZENES\/ NY POST<\/p>\n
Whether or not Rempe traveled with the Rangers to Calgary will presumably be revealed when the team practices at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday. It would be unfortunate if Rempe were unable to travel to his hometown of Calgary, especially amid his strong start to the season in an increased role.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI did what I had to do to carve my path, per se, in Hartford my first year,\u201d Rempe said Thursday morning. \u201cI didn\u2019t play much and stuff, and kind of carved that out by doing the fights, doing all that stuff, trying to stick type of thing, and do that. And I think that became a big part of my game. I think when I got to the NHL level, maybe my game wasn\u2019t, in some aspects, ready to play full minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I think that I do what I can to stick around, per se, and now I think I take a lot of pride in doing all that, having that, but now showing that my game has come a long way, and I can be a great player.\u201d<\/p>\n
New York Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan reacts on the bench in the third period at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 23, 2025. JASON SZENES\/ NY POST<\/p>\n
Before splitting up the line of Rempe, Sam Carrick and Adam Edstrom on Thursday, Sullivan gave the unit more regular shifts than ex-head coach Peter Laviolette ever did. Some nights, usually when they were buzzing and creating offense, the trio received third-line minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logging as high as 13:47 this season (9:48 average per game), Rempe said he\u2019s more in the flow of the game with the extra ice time, as well as more confident. He noted that he\u2019s learned a lot every contest, in addition to feeling more in control of his hits.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After filling a notable role on the power play with the Western Hockey League\u2019s Seattle Thunderbirds earlier in his career, Rempe is getting his first chance in the NHL at the net front of the Rangers second unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool,\u201d Rempe said of earning the coaching staff\u2019s trust. \u201cThat was my goal coming in. New coaching staff you want to, like, that\u2019s exciting. That\u2019s a little nervous, as well, because, you know, [I\u2019m a] young guy still. I think it\u2019s gone really well so far, still lots to do better and grow on. But I like where my games at now. I just want to keep building it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brennan Othmann is the first Rangers forward prospect to get the call from Hartford this season.\u00a0 The Blueshirts…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":331034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[66396,1302,293,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-331033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-mike-sullivan-nhl","9":"tag-new-york-rangers","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115433606076394283","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}