New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan likes what he sees from two of his young bottom-six forwards during the first week of training camp.
Rookie center Noah Laba and towering forward Matt Rempe drew praise from the coach on Wednesday, one day after the Rangers failed to hold a three-goal lead in the third period against the Boston Bruins and lost 5-4 in overtime at Madison Square Garden.
Laba had two assists against the Bruins, giving him three in the Rangers’ first two preseason games. The 22-year-old, who signed with the Rangers in March after three seasons at Colorado College, had three goals and five points in 11 games with Hartford of the American Hockey League in his first taste of pro hockey last spring.