The Rangers are leaving the door open for center prospect Noah Laba to crack the opening night roster, head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters Wednesday, including Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic .

“ It might be too early to have that conversation at this point, but [Laba] certainly has performed extremely well in this early part of camp ,” Sullivan said. He added Laba is “ one of ” the players in the mix to hold down a third-line center job for the Blueshirts, along with leading contender Juuso Pärssinen , whom the club acquired from the Avalanche in last season’s Ryan Lindgren trade.

Laba, 22, certainly has pro-ready size at 6’2″ and 192 lbs. A 2022 fourth-round pick, his offensive ceiling will be the biggest concern about rushing him to major-league

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