Cole Beaudoin back with Rangers one day after demotion — and there’s a reason why

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-11 · by Mollie Walker

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Cole Beaudoin returned to the New York Rangers on Sunday night after being demoted to Hartford the previous day, which was part of the team’s strategic maneuvering under new collective bargaining agreement rules that require players to appear in one AHL game before being recalled again. This move allowed the Rangers to optimize their long-term injured reserve pool by recalling Juuso Parssinen instead of Beaudoin, adding $308,000 to the team's salary cap while maintaining flexibility. Despite his brief stint with Hartford and a turnover that contributed to a loss in his second NHL game, coach Mike Sullivan expressed confidence in Beaudoin’s potential and readiness for opportunities at the varsity level.
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Cole Beaudoin, a rookie forward for the New York Rangers, returned to the team one day after being demoted to Hartford due to Igor Shesterkin's season-ending injury. The Rangers sent Beaudoin down and recalled Juuso Parssinen on Saturday to optimize their long-term injured reserve pool, adding $308,000 to their salary cap in the process. According to new collective bargaining agreement rules, players must appear in at least one game after being demoted before they can be recalled again. Beaudoin only took one shift during his brief stint with Hartford on Saturday night against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. Head coach Mike Sullivan noted that the limited playing time was part of the strategic plan to comply with NHL regulations while preparing for future calls up to Madison Square Garden.

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Mollie Walker
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🔮 We like his potential and where it could go.
🔮 The Blueshirts would lose more than just the best goaltender in the NHL, who was off to an electric start to the season.
🔮 The 3-for-14 (21.4 percent) showing with the man advantage through five games is indicative of the adjustment, especially considering two of those goals were scored by the second power-play unit that features Sean Durzi, Gabe Perreault, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Will Cuylle and Eeli Tolvanen. “I think it’s a work in progress right now,” head coach Mike Sullivan said after practice Thursday before the Rangers headed for Washington, D.C.
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🔮 Will his effort be where it needs to be every night?
🔮 Head coach Mike Sullivan did not have a timeline on Veleno, nor could he say whether he was day to day or week to week.
🔮 The Rangers have simply been ready to start games, a bare minimum requirement the team struggled mightily with last season.
🔮 While the injury required surgery and limited him to 30 games that season, it was impossible to forecast how much it would derail Durzi’s time — and potential — in Utah.
🔮 The Blueshirts might have to confront that possibility after Joe Veleno suffered a lower-body injury early in the first period of their 4-2 win over the Mammoth on Sunday night.
🔮 The game got progressively chippier from there, culminating in Will Cuylle crunching Dylan Guenther into the boards head first.
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Coming in your second NHL game, and then you do that, you feel bad for the group and [I] felt really bad, but going out in the third, just kind of trying to wash it down and still have confidence in myself to make plays.
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🔮 We like his potential and where it could go.

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Beaudoin technically was slated to skate in his third professional hockey game in three days against the Canucks on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. asserted
Beaudoin → slat → Garden
Amid Igor Shesterkin’s season-ending injury, the Rangers sent Beaudoin to Hartford and recalled Juuso Parssinen on Saturday in order to maximize their long-term injured reserve pool. asserted
Rangers → end → pool
Assigning Parssinen to the Rangers roster over Beaudoin added $308,000 to their cap and brought the organization closer to its optimal LTIR capture. asserted
Assigning → assign → capture
The new paper transactions rule in the collective bargaining agreement requires players sent down to appear in one game before they are eligible for a recall. asserted
they → require → recall
Beaudoin only took one shift for Hartford on Saturday night, but evidently it was part of the game plan. asserted
it → take → plan
“He played very little,” head coach Mike Sullivan said of Beaudoin, who only took one shift against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. asserted
who → play → Penguins
“He’s a young guy. asserted
He → ’ → ?
He has tons of energy. asserted
He → have → energy
He didn’t play very much [Saturday] night, so that was by design. asserted
that → play → design
Cole’s a good player. asserted
Cole → ’ → ?
He’s played very well for Hartford to this point. asserted
He → play → point
He’s deserving of the opportunity he has with us. asserted
he → ’ → us
We like his potential and where it could go. uncertain
it → like → potential
“He’s a young guy; he’s going to make mistakes along the way, but we’ll help him through that process. asserted
we → ’ → process
Overall, we really like his game.” asserted
we → like → game
The 20-year-old Beaudoin appeared unfazed by his fluctuation between the AHL and NHL. asserted
Beaudoin → appear → AHL
Describing the back-and-forth as “crazy,” Beaudoin said he was happy to be back with the varsity group and that he is trying to enjoy the process of it all. asserted
he → describe → it
He was expected to continue skating in the middle of the Rangers’ fourth line between Jaroslav Chmelar and Oliver Bjorkstrand. asserted
He → expect → Chmelar
In his second NHL game Friday in Washington, the Ottawa native had a “Welcome to the NHL” moment. asserted
native → have → moment
Beaudoin committed the turnover along the wall in the defensive zone that led to Boone Jenner’s game-winning goal in a 3-1 Capitals victory. asserted
that → commit → victory
“It’s obviously tough,” he said of the sequence. asserted
he → ’ → sequence
“You never want to do that, obviously. asserted
You → want → that
Coming in your second NHL game, and then you do that, you feel bad for the group and [I] felt really bad, but going out in the third, just kind of trying to wash it down and still have confidence in myself to make plays. asserted
I → come → plays
“Obviously, it’s an unfortunate bounce there, but I have confidence in myself to make plays and know that I’m capable of playing at this level.” asserted
I → ’ → level
The Rangers are scheduled for a day off Monday before returning to game action Tuesday against the Lightning at Madison Square Garden. asserted
Rangers → schedule → Garden
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