Rangers Recall Liffiton and Dubinsky from Hartford

[Thrillhouse]

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Brandon Dubinsky and defenseman David Liffiton have been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) on an emergency basis.

Dubinsky, 20, has skated in 58 games with Hartford (AHL) this season, registering 14 goals and 16 assists for 30 points, along with a plus-four rating and 87 penalty minutes. In his first full professional season, the 6-1, 210-pound center is tied for third on the Wolf Pack with 14 goals and is tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 30 points.

Liffiton, 22, has collected one goal and nine assists, along with 150 penalty minutes in 59 games with Hartford (AHL) this season. The 6-2, 210-pound defenseman currently ranks fourth on the Wolf Pack with 150 penalty minutes.

[Toe2tOe55]

Nice!

Orr, Hollweg, Lifiton god some scrappers now.

[caps05]

Great, so the Rangers get tougher while Hartford gets weaker.

Love it for the NHL side, not so much for the AHL side.

[Podollan]

Good for Liffiton,
having him, Orr, Avery,Hollweg, and also Mara,Shanhan who can drop them is decent.

The Devils for example give toughness away ( Voros,Hale)..

[Brash_Fan]

Wow this was unexpected.

[PuckHogs29]

David Hale will give you less than 5 fights a season, and with Janssen, Rupp, LaCouture and Marshall ahead of him on the depth chart, Voros wasn't about to get called up any time soon. Nice move by the Rangers and good for Liffiton, but I don't see what this has to do with the Devils?

Originally Posted by Podollan

Good for Liffiton,
having him, Orr, Avery,Hollweg, and also Mara,Shanhan who can drop them is decent.

The Devils for example give toughness away ( Voros,Hale)..

[Gtrain15]

very nice,
I knew they were going to call up some guys since recent injujuries, Hossa being the lastest, but I didn't expect them to call up a D-man, and I thought they would recall either Callahan or Dawes.Wonder whose gunna get the shaft on the D-men end, my guess is Malik

[pesadillamal]

What a drastic makeover this team has overgone. From an almost unwatchable brand of hockey at times this season to one of the most exciting teams to watch.

[The Maileman]

excellent, surprising as shi* call ups for the Rags, especially Liff. Hopefully they'll both be in the lineup tomorrow and for the rest of the season. Maybe they're finally getting the point about being too f'ing soft.

[dayne33]

Yes, I love this guys style of hockey, Im glad Liffiton finally got a shot!

[Blouin]

I will take Liffiton over Malik any day

[bigjack]

Originally Posted by caps05

Great, so the Rangers get tougher while Hartford gets weaker.

Love it for the NHL side, not so much for the AHL side.

Don't worry the mighty Hugh Jessiman is back from Charlotte! What a waste of a 1st round pick!

[Celeronthugz]

As much as I'd love to see him get a real chance, I don't even think Liffiton will get a chance to play. He's just up for insurance in case Mara (who suffered a shoulder injury) can't play on Thursday.

If it was me, I'd definitely play Liffiton regardless and sit Tomas Pock, who is useless. But I doubt it will happen.

[FlagsFan]

Koci called up and now this!
Amazing

[JButler17]

Originally Posted by Celeronthugz

As much as I'd love to see him get a real chance, I don't even think Liffiton will get a chance to play. He's just up for insurance in case Mara (who suffered a shoulder injury) can't play on Thursday.

If it was me, I'd definitely play Liffiton regardless and sit Tomas Pock, who is useless. But I doubt it will happen.

According to Weinman's blog, Mara is expected to play and based on the defensive pairings in practice, it appears that Liffiton will be scratched for the Islander game tomorrow.