After it was announced that both Jake Leschyshyn and Vitali Kravtsov were scratched for “roster management reasons” there was bound to be more news coming. Today we get the next step in the Rangers’ Trade deadline saga, as the organization has just placed Leschyshyn on waivers.
#NYR Jake Leschyshyn placed on waivers.
Kevin Gravel cleared.— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) February 25, 2023Leschyshyn has been less than stellar in his time on Broadway. Playing in 13 games, the young forward has yet to register a point. It makes total sense that out of the two scratched players, he’d be the one the team would look to remove as a non-asset.