Cole Beaudoin

But obviously Joe Valino is out three and three and a half months with a lower body injury.

They doesn't really feel like they think Cole Beaudoin is ready.

Justin Dowling isn't the most inspiring choice either.

So not many other options in Hartford at center.

He could just experience the NHL a little bit and then go back down to Hartford when the team's healthy again.

Like, I don't think Cole Beaudoin would be the answer for the fourth line for the immediate.

He

scored 33 last year.

him eight minutes?

What's he going to show?

So you believe that this Cole Beaudoin, you believe that he's a...

Beaudoin, Beaudoin.

We're only 40 minutes into the podcast.

The Rangers have sent Cole Beaudoin back to Hartford.

And they've recalled 36-year-old veteran Justin Dowling.

Now listen, I know there are people that are really pissed.

So one guy who's replaced him is a guy they got in a trade with Utah where Vincent Trocek went to Utah.

Coming back the other way, in addition to Sean Dursey, who's one of their top six, is a highly touted former first-round pick who's now a pro player named Cole Beaudoin.

And Cole Beaudoin is now playing for the Rangers.

That's a great name, by the way.

Yes.

This next question comes from, again, from Shist Yorkin.

And they ask, "If Beaudoin holds his own, does he take the job from Valeno and maybe starts making inroads on 3C, or is this another situation where the veteran gets default preference?"

Well, that's an interesting question, uh, because, basically because of the latter part of the question from Shist Yorkin there, which is if he starts making inroads on 3C, well, that's not a veteran's job, that's Noah Lava's job.

Mm-hmm.

Because that type of layoff could just, you know, it could tank the whole season if, even if he does get somewhat healthy and try to make a, a comeback.

You, you probably wanna have a, you know, a contingency plan in place.

But, um, Beaudoin's a different s- style of player.

He, he has shown in one game at least that he has the skill set currently to play at this level.

They can move any variation of those three for immediate help.

And that's maybe, for all the mud that they went through in Arizona, man, they're going to, they're in a position here that they can trade Cole Beaudoin in the

Torchak

trade.

We'll take a look at those.

Cole Beaudoin makes his debut and looks like he fits right in.

But most importantly, the Rangers did something.

that they never would have done last season, or probably even the season before.

Can't wait for him to get back.

Cause he's a huge part of, um, The speed of this team and the penalty kill, excellence for this team.

But I hope Cole Beaudoin gets a little run here and shows everybody what his potential really is and gets to show it at the NHL level instead of just, oh, Beaudoin's playing well in the AHL.

Hope he gets a little bit of a run.