Read And React: Rangers Rookie’s On his NHL debut.

The New York Rangers had a dominant performance against the Chicago Blackhawks last night, a game which ended in a 4-1 blowout victory for the Blueshirts.

There were many elite performances throughout the game, but one rookie truly stood out among the crowd. Although he failed to hop on the score sheet in the contest, recent call-up Brennan Othmann shined bright in his NHL debut.

Othmann flashed his offensive talent in his 1st NHL game

Although Othmann failed to record his first career point against the Blackhawks, he still looked solid overall when he was on the ice. He played most of the game down on the fourth line with Jonny Brodzinski and Nick Bonino but was given a few shifts on the first line here and there in the third period.

Despite spending the majority of the game in the bottom six, Othmann still became a noticeable presence that generated a lot of scoring chances.

Across the game, Othmann recorded five shots on objective. In just over 12 minutes of ice time, he set a Rangers record for this statistic. Had he invested more energy in the principal line with Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, these scoring chances would have had a lot higher chances of transforming into his most memorable vocation focuses.

The Rangers still need to be patient with Othmann despite solid debut

Before being called up to the NHL, the Rangers were dead set on letting Othmann develop for a full season down in the AHL. It was only because of an absurd amount of injuries that the Rangers’ hands were forced and the rookie needed to be called up.

Following the call-up, fans argued for the Blueshirts to put Othmann on the main line full-time. However, hopping from the AHL as far as possible up to the top line of a Stanley Cup competitor would have been excessively enormous of a jump.

Assuming that there are worries about guaranteeing he is appropriately evolved, Othmann being put in the last six to begin his stretch in New York is the right call. On the off chance that he keeps on succeeding a large number of games and structures some kind of consistency, that is the point at which the Officers ought to think about moving him up the positions.