Rangers Recall An AHLa Former First-Round Selection.

One of the Rangers’ best forward prospects, Brennan Othmann, was recalled from AHL Hartford on Thursday, the team announced. There is no need for a related transaction when there is an open roster position and enough salary cap space.

The 21-year-old, who participated in his first three NHL games earlier this season, is probably not getting a permanent promotion. Due to lower-body ailments, Jimmy Vesey and Artemi Panarin are listed as day-to-day. He is here as a precaution. Alex Belzile, a veteran of the minor leagues, and Othmann will start against the Devils on Thursday if neither can play.

Although Othmann’s first professional season has seen some defensive growing pains, his offensive output indicates he should live up to the expectations placed on him when the Rangers selected him with the 16th overall choice in 2021. Despite having the lowest rating on the club (-14), he is second on Hartford in scoring after Belzile with 14 goals, 22 assists, and 36 points in 44 games.

In his three NHL appearances in January, the Scarborough, Ontario, native averaged 9:05 and had six shots on goal. He has yet to receive his first NHL point.

The 6-foot-175-pound winger signed an entry-level contract more than two and a half years ago, but his deal started this season because an entry-level slip twice activated after he spent the previous two seasons on loan to the OHL. Because of this, the signing incentives he received during the slide caused his budget hit to drop from $925K to $863.3K, and in 2026 he will become a restricted free agent without the ability to use arbitration.

 

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