After Jimmy Vice told the Post Larry Brooks on Thursday that he “feels as if I had no role or purpose” on Rangers, team coach Peter Laviolette said on Friday that he is talking to individual players constantly – including Vesey – and he has not ruled out his play or anyone else .
“I am talking to the players all the time,” Laviolett said when asked about Vesey's comments. “I spoke to Jimmy [on Thursday] Before he addresses you, comrades. ”
Vesey has not been used in the past nine matches and played in just 26 games this season after playing 80 games last year, the first Laviolet behind the bench with Rangers.
“Jimmy is an important part of this team,” said Laviolette. It has been proven. At the present time, we went with this squad, and like all the players who are not there, we only ask them to continue working hard. We are more confident in our team and their ability to enter and make a change. ”
Laviolette added that he had taken these squad decisions with one thing in mind, as Rangers tries to secure a decisive match at the eastern conference.
“Currently, it comes to winning hockey games,” Laviolite said. “It is not about,” we'll take this step for this reason. “It is every day, setting the squad that we want to put, and don't ease anyone. … It comes to the collection of that day to get two points.”
Laviolite refused to say Friday who would be in a squad on Saturday, and that was before Friday night trade for Philip Chitel to Vancouver.
Even before the deal, the newcomer Arthur Caliev appeared on Saturday in Boston, where Johnny Produzki took representatives with Chris Creider and Chitel.
The line, which included Kaliyev and Chtil, as well as Kreider, was not particularly productive.
Produzki is among the players, including Vesey and Zac Jones, who have not played much recently, with the last appearance of the Bodzinski on January 11.
K'andre Miller and Will Borgen have been strong since it was associated together.
“I think it is big, skiing well and moving,” said Laviolette. “They are larger bodies, using their size and were a good pair.”
The duo were used as the second defensive association of the team, as it was assigned to close the higher opposition lines. Borgen was obtained in the deal that Kapo Kakko sent to Seattle in December.
