Rangers recall Braden Schneider; Send Nils Lundkvist to Hartford

In a surprising move, the Rangers have recalled defenseman Braden Schneider, and sent defenseman Nils Lundkvist to Hartford.

OFFICIAL: #NYR have recalled defenseman Braden Schneider from @WolfPackAHL and promoted him to the active roster. Defensemen Nils Lundkvist and Tarmo Reunanen as well as goaltender Tyler Wall have been re-assigned to Hartford.

Details: https://t.co/5coHSbnZXh

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) January 11, 2022

For the life of me, I still don’t understand why Libor Hajek and Jarred Tinordi are on the roster. Neither are good, neither have been good, and both of Lundkvist and Zac Jones (and probably Schneider) are better than that duo. Yet, here we stand, wondering what is going on.

Both Tarmo Reunanen and Tyler Wall were also reassigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack, but those were expected.