David Quinn neither hemmed nor hawed when asked why he had chosen to go with Matt Beleskey on the fourth line for Friday night’s Garden match against the Coyotes while designating Lias Andersson as a healthy scratch.
“I think Lias needs to take a step back and we need to help him become a better player,” the Rangers coach said before the 4-3 overtime defeat. “He’s been inconsistent. That’s part of the normal challenge for a 20-year-old.”
Quinn repeated the organization is constantly assessing whether the 2017 seventh-overall draft selection would benefit more from being on the NHL roster than playing major minutes with the AHL Wolf Pack.