Braden Schneider has earned his top-four Rangers blue line spot
NY Post
Braden Schneider feels like he’s been in the NHL for awhile, but at the same time, like he’s scratching the surface.
Both statements can be true for the 22-year-old defenseman, who stepped on to the Rangers blue line as a rookie just over two years ago and has since skated in all but three of the club’s regular-season games and every playoff contest.
This was, however, a unique season in comparison to the past two.
One that started with Schneider working through the first rocky stretch of his short-yet-substantial career and ended with an increased workload that came with a top-four opportunity.
“My last couple years were eventful in the sense that I had a lot of different pairings and stuff, but this year I feel like I’ve grown a lot as a player,” Schneider told Ttold The Post before the Rangers’ cleaned up a trifecta of regular-season accomplishments with a 4-0 win over the Senators on Monday night. “My start, I wasn’t the happiest with where I wanted to be and I knew I had so much more to grow. Coming down the stretch, it definitely feels good knowing that you’ve worked hard and earned a bit more minutes and a role. I think I’ve just got to keep going with that and keep riding that confidence.
“I got an opportunity when [Jacob] Trouba was out and I think that really helped grow my game a lot. I think that gave me the confidence to know who I am and to run with it.”
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