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New York Rangers add recent Stanley Cup champion to their team with new roster move

Originally posted on House of Hockey
By Graham Montgomery | Last updated Mar 25, 2025 4:23 PM ET

The New York Rangers made a big roster move on Monday, calling up Nicolas Aubé-Kubel from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, per a team announcement.

The Rangers have been one of the more active teams in the NHL this season, making a plethora of moves in an effort to save their campaign.

It began with the team re-acquiring JT Miller from the Canucks in a blockbuster trade, but the deals were far from over.

At the trade deadline, the organization made several more moves, including another deal with the Canucks that brought in defenseman Carson Soucy.

One under-the-radar move was a deal the team made with the Buffalo Sabres that saw forward Nicolas Aubé-Kubel join the team. Aubé-Kubel has split time between the NHL and AHL this season, appearing in 19 games for the Sabres and putting up two points.

He has nine points in 15 games at the AHL level split between the Hartford Wolf Pack and Rochester Americans. He won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22.

On Monday, the club announced that he has been called up to the NHL and will join the Rangers on their West Coast road trip.

The trip begins Tuesday night when they visit the L.A. Kings at 10:30 p.m. ET. They will then play the Ducks and Sharks back-to-back on Friday and Saturday.

This could be a make-or-break trip for the Rangers as they currently sit just one point back of the Montreal Canadiens for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

With 11 games left on their schedule, anything could happen with the race so close.

The Islanders are also in the mix, tied with the Rangers with 74 points, and the Blue Jackets remain hopeful as well with 73 points and two games in hand on the Rangers.

This article first appeared on House of Hockey and was syndicated with permission.

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