Rangers recall Christian Thomas

In a surprising move, the Rangers recalled F Christian Thomas from the CT Whale on Friday night.  With Arron Asham, Darroll Powe and Rick Nash all on the shelf, the Rangers had to play Stu Bickel at forward against Ottawa.  The team may be looking to avoid that situation again by giving Thomas a shot at the show.

Thomas has been red hot for the Whale and has posted 13 goals and 11 assists in 52 games this season.  He’s obviously an offensive-minded guy and could provide another righty shot on the power play.  Lord knows the Blueshirts are desperate for solutions in that department, so why not give Thomas a shot?

The knock on the 20-year-old has always been his size.  Drafted as the 40th pick overall in 2010, Thomas tore up the OHL with the Oshawa Generals.  He has struggled a bit in the American League until recently and there’s some doubt that Thomas will become an NHL regular largely due to his 5-foot-9, 170 lb. stature.