The Rangers have claimed 23-year old forward Matt Puempel off of waivers from Ottawa.
Puempel, 6' 190 lbs has 0 points in 13 games this season with Ottawa. He has played in 52 NHL games and has 4 goals and 2 assists with 24 PIM. In the AHL, Puempel has 60 goals and 51 assists in 170 games.
Puempel is t to be a Jeff Skinner type of player is another under 24 player and is a low risk/high reward type of move for the Rangers.
Last season for the Senators AHL team Puempel had 17 goals and 13 assists in 34 games.
He was the 24th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by Ottawa.
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