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Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Jaroslav Chmelar and Juuso Parssinen are back with the New York Rangers, and the roster shuffle screams urgency before the next game.<\/p>\n

This is the kind of move that tells you the coaches want specific tools, not just fresh legs.<\/p>\n

Chmelar is 22, drafted in 2021, 5th round by the New York Rangers, and he’s built like a wrecking ball winger.<\/p>\n

Parssinen is 25, drafted in 2019, 7th round by the Nashville Predators, and he brings that big-body center comfort the bottom-six always needs.<\/p>\n

On the other side, Brendan Brisson and Scott Morrow head back to Hartford, which usually means the staff wants them playing heavy minutes instead of sitting.<\/p>\n

Brisson is 24, drafted in 2020, 1st round by the Vegas Golden Knights, and this season in Hartford he’s at 13-10-23 in 46 games.<\/p>\n

Morrow is 23, drafted in 2021, 2nd round by the Carolina Hurricanes, and he’s at 1-4-5 in 14 AHL games.<\/p>\n

Parssinen has quietly found offense down there, posting 5-1-6 in 11 games, which is exactly how you force a recall.<\/p>\n

Jaroslav Chmelar gives New York Rangers a different edge<\/p>\n

Rangers fans are tired of the yo-yo, but they also know this team needs any spark it can grab right now.<\/p>\n

Chmelar’s calling card is straight-line chaos. He doesn’t need pretty touches to change a shift, he just needs one clean hit and one puck recovered.<\/p>\n

Parssinen’s value is simpler. He can take a draw, lean on a defender, and keep the puck alive long enough for a line to breathe.<\/p>\n

This also feels like a message to Brisson and Morrow. The organization likes them, but it’s still \u00abearn it every day.\u00bb<\/p>\n

The timing matters because the Rangers’ lineup has been choppy, and the staff keeps looking for a combo that doesn’t bleed chances.<\/p>\n

If Chmelar sticks, he brings forecheck bite. If Parssinen sticks, he brings structure down the middle.<\/p>\n

Either way, Wednesday is the next checkpoint, because every game from here starts looking like an audition for next season too.<\/p>\n

Previously on NY Hockey Insider<\/p>\n

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Rangers announce four transactions ahead of the NHL trade deadline<\/p>\n

Will Jaroslav Chmelar and Juuso Parssinen stick with the New York Rangers this time?<\/p>\n

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