Ryan Lindgren’s path to become the heart and soul of the Rangers’ defense almost didn’t happen.
Ryan Lindgren’s name sat on the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sept. 2011 tryout roster sheet.
“The first day of practice [at Shattuck], I thought I was a forward and the coach came up to me and told me I was playing D this year,” Lindgren said,Lindgren, a defenseman who hadn’t played D before, carved a place for himself nonetheless. Drafted by the Bruins in 2016, Ryan Lindgren chose to attend the University of Minnesota for two years before joining the Rangers after they had traded for him in 2018.“The way Lindy shows up, it makes you proud to be a teammate for someone like that who goes to battle,” Rangers teammate Tyler Motte“Maybe he’s not 100 percent every night, but he does everything for the team. That’s the mentality.”
Rem Pitlick, a four-year veteran now playing center for the Canadiens, grew up in Minnesota and was teammates with Lindgren –– whom he calls “Lindgo” –– at Shattuck-St. Mary’s and the University of Minnesota years later. “It was tough at first,” Lindgren said in 2014. “I wanted to join the play with the offense. I wasn’t worried about the defensive side of the play. Coach LaFontaine helped me out and taught me how to play defensively.”“I remember him and I would have battles in practice, and I was really small back then,” Pitlick said. “Ryan always played really hard on me in practice. I used to get mad at Ryan because he used to hit me so hard.” Shattuck-St.
“I think with Ryan, his leadership qualities really came out early,” Cole told The Post. “He brought that compete level and willingness to work and get better and just stay after it.” “In this world of analytics, sometimes it’s hard to measure players like that and what they exactly bring,” Cole said.
Lindgren tacked on the assistant captaincy his sophomore campaign as he posted a career-high nine points and had the second-most blocks on the team with 51.
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