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Rangers getting little from 4th line recall Raddysh, send Chmelar to AHL Hartford

With an eye on getting their fourth-line going after a disjointed slow start, the New York Rangers recalled veteran forward…

By Jim Cerny · Forever Blue Shirts

Published: Friday, 16 October 2026 at 3:40 PM

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The New York Rangers recalled forward Taylor Raddysh from AHL Hartford and demoted Jaroslav Chmelar.
New York's fourth line has produced zero goals and zero points through nine games this season.
Raddysh recorded three goals and two assists in five AHL games before being recalled.

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The New York Rangers recalled veteran forward Taylor Raddysh from AHL affiliate Hartford and reassigned 23-year-old forward Jaroslav Chmelar to the minors on Friday. Head coach Mike Sullivan made the roster adjustment after the Rangers generated zero goals and zero points from their fourth line through the first nine games of the season.

Raddysh produced five points, including three goals, across five games with Hartford prior to the call-up. Chmelar managed 15 hits while averaging 8:15 of ice time across seven games before being demoted. The line reshuffle follows an early October lower-body injury to center Joe Veleno, which disrupted the Rangers' bottom-six forward combinations.

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