Rangers Waive Juuso Parssinen After He Failed to Seize Bottom-Six Role

Rangers waive Juuso Parssinen after he failed to seize bottom-six role

Less than 10 months after acquiring Juuso Parssinen — and less than eight months since signing him to a two-year contract extension — the Rangers placed the 24-year-old Finnish forward on waivers on Tuesday. He will be assigned to AHL Hartford if he clears waivers.

Rangers place Juuso Parssinen on waivers - Daily Faceoff

The New York Rangers placed center Juuso Parssinen on waivers Tuesday, according to Elliotte Friedman. Parssinen (NYR) on waivers— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 25, 2025 Parssinen, 24, will now be available to be claimed by any other team in the NHL. Should he pass through waivers unclaimed, he’ll likely be assigned to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. In 14 games played for the Rangers this season, Parssinen has two goals and an assist…

Juuso Parssinen Placed on Waivers

As the New York Rangers are now one year out from The Memo, they are still struggling. Having just returned from a multi-game road trip during which many of the Rangers' weaknesses were exposed, Chris Drury must have been feeling the itch to do something about it once again. This time around, the moves appear to be relatively minor in comparison to last season. It was announced earlier today that Juuso Parssinen was not skating at the Rangers' d…

Rangers Place Juuso Pärssinen On Waivers

The Rangers have placed forward Juuso Pärssinen on waivers, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. It’s unclear if he’ll be assigned to AHL Hartford if he clears. Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic implied today’s waiver placement is a substitute for a lack of suitable trade options, so it’s more about hopefully finding Pärssinen a change of scenery via a claim than a demotion to the minors. Pärssinen has fallen out of a regular role for…

Rangers try to right a wrong, place Juuso Parssinen on waivers

Juuso Parssinen never quite seemed to fit with the New York Rangers, especially under the new coaching staff led by Mike Sullivan. So, it’s not a big surprise that the Rangers placed the 24-year-old forward on waivers Tuesday. If he’s not claimed by another team, Parssinen will be assigned to Hartford of the American Hockey League, continuing his up-and-down career in North America. He split his first two seasons between the Nashville Predators …