The New York Rangers have already had to juggle their roster in the early stretch of the 2026-27 season, and the latest move keeps that shuffle going.
On Friday, the club recalled veteran forward Taylor Raddysh from the Hartford Wolf Pack and sent Jaroslav Chmelar back to Hartford, according to the official account for the New York Rangers Public Relations on X.
Raddysh had been in the mix all through training camp for the final right wing job on the NHL roster. He ended up among the last cuts, along with Dylan Garand, and after he cleared waivers he was assigned to Hartford.
That demotion didn’t last long. In four games with the Wolf Pack, Raddysh put up four points with two goals and two assists. The Rangers are bringing him back with plenty of NHL mileage already on his resume - 373 games, to be exact.
The move also fits the way that No. 4 right wing spot has been handled so far this season. Matt Rempe opened there on night one against the Boston Bruins, with Chmelar sitting as a healthy scratch. Chmelar then played six straight games, sat out one, and returned for a seventh, but he was averaging just 8:15 of ice time per game before getting sent down.
For Chmelar, Hartford should mean more consistent reps and a bigger runway to keep developing. For the Rangers, it gives them a more seasoned option next to Rempe, who has played in only two games so far.
This is the second recent move of that kind for New York, with a younger player going back to the Wolf Pack and a veteran coming up to fill the spot. Cole Beaudoin, one of the organization’s top prospects, had been recalled after Joe Veleno was injured. He was later reassigned to Hartford, and Justin Dowling - now with 155 NHL games under his belt - was brought up to handle the No. 4 center role.
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