Scuffling Rangers turn to kids in search of lineup punch
NY Post
The Kids are coming to St. Louis.
Rookies Gabe Perreault and Brennan Othmann were recalled from AHL Hartford on Wednesday and will presumably be in the lineup Thursday night against the Blues, after the Rangers hit a new low on the season following their seventh shutout loss in their 35th game.
In desperate need of a scoring jolt, the Blueshirts are turning to two of their key prospects to help provide it.
Perreault has had a reasonable case for another look for almost a month now.
Othmann is finally starting to score after a slow start to the season, which also included hearing his name in trade chatter.
At this point, the Rangers had nothing to lose.
Home-ice advantage has not existed at Madison Square Garden this season.
If Aaron Judge hit from the other side of the plate, perhaps he would be the one untouchable lefty bat as the Yankees try to become more balanced in their lineup.
The tense divorce between the Clippers and veteran point guard Chris Paul was weeks in the making before the 12-time All-star ultimately was sent home by the team earlier this month.
The number of people who have asked me what the “J.T. Miller Experience” has been like since the Rangers brought the impassioned forward back to New York is comical.
Rockets coach Ime Udoka blasted off on the referees following Monday’s overtime loss to the Nuggets, calling it “just in general, the most poorly officiated game I’ve seen in a long time.”
The Yankees never seemed to be real players for Ketel Marte, but any small potential of acquiring him has another hurdle.
With every loss by the Giants, interim head coach Mike Kafka is moving further away from sharing company with the likes of Jason Garrett and Doug Marrone.
On Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the Knicks will play for their first trophy of the century. Soon, an orange-and-blue banner could be raised at Madison Square Garden for just the second time since 1999.
Aaron Glenn was proactive.
Matt Rempe confirmed he broke his left thumb in “many places” during his early season fight with the Sharks’ Ryan Reaves and had to undergo surgery to repair it.
The Mets added a veteran defensive presence to their roster depth Monday.
LAS VEGAS — After seeing Leon Rose negotiate mega contracts for all his friends, Dwyane Wade is not surprised that the former agent is succeeding as Knicks president.
Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers have kept their relationship long-distance as a divorce inevitably looms.