Overview
- Pärssinen cleared waivers on Wednesday and was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack, with the team also recalling defenseman Connor Mackey.
- He logged two goals and one assist in 14 games for New York this season while averaging 8:56 of ice time and was a healthy scratch in six of the past eight games.
- The Rangers acquired Pärssinen in March in the deal tied to Ryan Lindgren and signed him in May to a two-year, $2.5 million extension.
- Rookie Noah Laba’s emergence as a bottom-six center pushed Pärssinen down the depth chart, limiting his opportunities at center and on the wing.
- Analysts noted the waiver move followed limited trade options, with contract and salary timing cited as factors likely dampening claim interest.