No one watching the New York Rangers anticipated the early returns on newly acquired Brendan Lemieux to be this positive.
Seen as an extra body in the Kevin Hayes trade deadline deal, Lemieux continues to win over the Blueshirt faithful with his style of play and energy.
What we’ve learned in Lemieux’s short time with the Blueshirts is how he is not going to take much from anyone on the ice no matter who you are. The perfect example of this is when Lemieux enjoyed a shouting match with veteran Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins a few weeks ago.