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Drew Fortescue takes even-keeled approach to Rangers’ blue-line crunch

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Crane, A. (2026, September 20). Drew Fortescue takes even-keeled approach to Rangers’ blue-line crunch. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/sports/drew-fortescues-approach-to-rangers-blue-line-crunch/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-20 · by Andrew Crane

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Drew Fortescue, a 21-year-old left-handed defenseman for the New York Rangers who made his NHL debut last season, faces competition from recent additions to the team. Despite challenges, Fortescue maintains a positive outlook, emphasizing hard work and perseverance over control of roster decisions. He participated in Group B training camp sessions but acknowledges AHL Hartford as a likely starting destination this season.
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Drew Fortescue, a 21-year-old left-handed defenseman for the New York Rangers, faces challenges securing a roster spot due to recent additions of veteran Marcus Pettersson and rookie draft pick Alberts Smits. Despite receiving nine NHL games at the end of last season, Fortescue might burn his first year of his entry-level deal if he doesn't make the team out of training camp. However, he remains focused on working hard to prove himself, noting that it's not within his control who joins the team or when he gets a chance in the NHL.

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As a left-handed defenseman for an organization suddenly filled with them, it’ll be difficult for the top prospect — who received a nine-game taste of the NHL at the end of last season to burn the first year of his entry-level deal — to make the roster out of training camp.
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🔮 Injuries could expedite his return to the NHL at any point, but for now, it might take time for Fortescue to claw his way back to the Rangers.
2026-09-20 · New York Post
Drew Fortescue takes even-keeled approach to Rangers’ blue-line crunch · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 1 hedged)

Drew Fortescue’s path to ice time with the Rangers has become complicated. asserted
path → become → Rangers
As a left-handed defenseman for an organization suddenly filled with them, it’ll be difficult for the top prospect — who received a nine-game taste of the NHL at the end of last season to burn the first year of his entry-level deal — to make the roster out of training camp. asserted
who → fill → camp
tRY IT NOWBut that doesn’t mean the 21-year-old former Boston College star has dwelled on his complicated reality with the Rangers after the additions of veteran Marcus Pettersson via trade and rookie Alberts Smits via the first round of the draft. asserted
star → try → draft
Nor has his belief about returning to the NHL wavered. asserted
belief → return → NHL
“That’s nothing that’s in my control,” Fortescue said after the Blueshirts’ training camp sessions Saturday, when asked about their additions. asserted
Fortescue → ’ → additions
“All I can do is just work the hardest that I can and whoever’s here or whatnot, I think that I know that I’m good enough — and someday, if it’s not now or in the future, that I’ll be able to play here.” asserted
I → do → future
Even while skating with Group B during the first three sessions, Fortescue reiterated that he’s here — at his first NHL training camp — to “show that I can be on this team.” asserted
I → skate → team
He collected a pair of assists across his nine-game cameo at the end of 2025-26, capitalizing on the lost Blueshirts season to become one of the young pieces auditioning for future roles. asserted
He → collect → roles
“You want to play at the highest level,” said Fortescue, who has been going back and forth between the hotel and his home in Pearl River during training camp. asserted
who → want → camp
“It’s your dream as a kid, and kinda getting that little glimpse last year, that month I was there, it was pretty special. asserted
it → ’ → glimpse
The offseason arrived, and while Fortescue said he made strides in every area throughout the summer, the Rangers added pieces around him. asserted
Rangers → arrive → him
AHL Hartford emerged as a likely destination to start the season. asserted
Hartford → emerge → season
Injuries could expedite his return to the NHL at any point, but for now, it might take time for Fortescue to claw his way back to the Rangers. uncertain
Fortescue → expedite → Rangers
Tye Kartye, the fourth-liner whom the Rangers claimed off waivers last season, scored two more goals during the intrasquad scrimmage Saturday, giving him three through the first three scrimmages. asserted
Rangers → claim → scrimmages
Team Blue — the group that Kartye skated for — defeated Team White 4-1. asserted
Kartye → skate → White
“He loves hockey,” head coach Mike Sullivan said of Kartye, adding that he’s an “easy guy to root for.” asserted
he → love → Kartye
Just, he’s an enthusiastic learner. asserted
he → ’ → ?
I think all those things are important. asserted
things → think → ?
I think that stuff’s contagious inside the confines, and so, for me, you can’t have enough of those guys that love hockey, that love to be here, that want to play, that want to get better — and Tye’s all of those things asserted
Tye → think → things
While the Rangers lines mostly remained unchanged, Matt Rempe got the first reps with the fourth line. asserted
Rempe → remain → line
… Matthew Robertson left the ice early in the Group A practice after getting hit in the face and returned with teeth seemingly knocked out. asserted
Robertson → leave → teeth
… Cole Beaudoin, who entered training camp day to day, wore a blue jersey and was a full participant in the scrimmage. asserted
who → enter → scrimmage
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