Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/71daf0d3-1781-477b-80fe-bafec2672167.jpeg] Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Peter Laviolette confirmed that Gabe Perreault will be a healthy scratch for the New York Rangers on Thursday night against the New York Islanders. This marks the second consecutive game where Perreault won’t be in the Rangers’ lineup. The 19-year-old signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers on Mar. 31 and played three games before getting benched. Laviolette said that he’s had conversations with Perreault over the past couple of days and expressed that he still feels the young forward is getting a worthwhile experience just by being around an NHL environment. “Great,” Laviolette said about how Perreault has handled being scratched out of the lineup. “He's a young player being here, practicing at an NHL level, playing games at an NHl level, getting coached, he sees everything, and just conversations about the day-to-day stuff. So yeah, there are always conversations with young players.” Perreault spent his first two games on a line with J.T. Miller and Alexis Lafrenière before getting dropped down to a bottom-six role. In his three games thus far, Perreault is averaging 13:31 minutes.
