Rangers waive Juuso Parssinen after failing to seize bottom

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.

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Parssinen entered training camp with the opportunity to solidify a role as a third-line center , but he was beat out by rookie Noah Laba, and has suffered with inconsistency since coming to New York in a trade from Colorado in March.

He was a healthy scratch in six of the past eight games.

“I think it’s been sporadic,” Su