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.@filip_chytil, @TyRonning7, @Sean74Day and other prospects give their closing thoughts on #NYRPDC after the final scrimmage on Friday. pic.twitter.com/wJrPpGSj25
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) June 29, 2018
"I think the future looks really bright." - #NYR GM Jeff Gorton
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) June 29, 2018
Go behind the scenes with the Rangers during Draft Week including in the meetings, at the draft table and with the picks in this episode of 'Unlocked' presented by @Chase. pic.twitter.com/IgbV0N0GVM
"I don't think so," he said when asked if he felt pressure. "It's fun that [Gorton] believes in us and the organization believes in us. We were drafted high last year because they like us and they think we can be part of the future.
"[I] just try to relax and do [my] thing and learn as much as I can from the guys around me and do my own thing."
That experience down the stretch in New York - and in Denmark at the Worlds - no doubt left Andersson with a different level of confidence heading into what can only be described as an important offseason as he prepares for what he hopes will be his first season in the NHL.
"I learned a lot," Andersson said of his stint with the Rangers. "Playing those seven games was huge for me. There's a lot of good players out there on Tampa and Washington. They were good teams. I learned a lot. When you play those games, you realize you've got to keep working to become a superstar in this league. Gotta keep working and one day hopefully I can go out there and dominate.
Rangers have not been directly told as much, but aware that Ryan Reaves is no longer a free agent option. Time for Plan B/C/D.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) June 29, 2018
Further to @TSNBobMcKenzie report that the #Canucks are frontrunners to land Jay Beagle.
— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) June 29, 2018
Sources tell me that Beagle contract could look like 3 years and 2.5 million dollars per year.
25-year-old Tobias Rieder continues to generate significant interest. Canucks, Flames and Oilers have been connected. Florida, Montreal, NY Rangers also in the conversation.
— Craig Custance (@CraigCustance) June 29, 2018