{"id":7059,"date":"2026-02-28T03:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7059"},"modified":"2026-02-28T03:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:17:20","slug":"sam-carrick-should-be-favorite-to-win-rangers-extra-effort-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7059","title":{"rendered":"Sam Carrick should be favorite to win Rangers&#8217; Extra Effort Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Over two inconsistent Rangers seasons, Sam Carrick has been a constant.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old is the same player game in and game out. <\/p>\n<p>There is never a question about what type of game Carrick will bring to the ice. <\/p>\n<p>It has been even more apparent this season, which should make Carrick an easy front-runner for the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, given annually to the Ranger who, as voted by the fans, \u201cgoes above and beyond the call of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the ultimate teammate,\u201d head coach Mike Sullivan said. \u201cHe does the thankless jobs, the hard stuff, sticks up for his teammates, competes hard out there, blocks shots, brings physical play. He does a lot of the thankless jobs that are so important to teams. He sticks up for guys all the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38629578\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.18931475;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38629578\" width=\"702\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Rangers center Sam Carrick (39) and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Garnet Hathaway (19) scuffle during a game.\" class=\"wp-image-38629578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 4500w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=300,252&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=768,646&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=1024,861&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=1536,1291&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=2048,1722&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=600,504&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=701,589&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 701w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=590,496&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 590w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=576,484&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=440,370&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=335,282&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 335w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=180,151&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=84,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=48,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 48w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=83,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 83w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=64,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 64w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=200,168&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=231,194&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=322,271&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=525,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 525w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=71,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 71w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=95,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 95w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=1200,1009&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=69,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 69w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=186,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 186w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=50,42&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/gets-scuffle-philadelphia-flyers-right-122306827.jpg?resize=150,126&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\"\/><figcaption>Sam Carrick fights for the Rangers during their Feb. 26 game against the Flyers. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just think he plays the game with so much courage. It\u2019s hard not to like a guy like that. He\u2019s a fierce competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was Carrick in the Rangers\u2019 first game out of the Olympic break Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, scoring his fourth goal and dropping the gloves for his seventh fight this season (per hockeyfights.com).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>After the Flyers\u2019 Garnet Hathaway drilled Brennan Othmann into the boards, Carrick was right on his tail immediately after. <\/p>\n<p>Since Matt Rempe went down with a thumb injury, which prevented him from fighting even when he returned, Carrick has stepped up as the Rangers\u2019 enforcer.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a role he knows well from his 10-year NHL career, and one he sees as his way of helping the team in any way he can.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Rangers&#039; have ALL EYES on the FUTURE after Winter Olympic break | Up in the Blue Seats\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69-tW8Qxwk8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou never want to roll over and give up,\u201d Carrick told The Post after practice Friday. \u201cI think it just comes down to giving it your all every night. Not so much worrying about the scoreboard, but how we\u2019re playing and making sure that we\u2019re proud of the effort that we put on the ice every night. It\u2019s not always going to go our way, but I think if we can be proud of our effort level, that\u2019s really all we can control.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>The Rangers picked up left wing Tye Kartye off the waiver wire from Seattle on Friday.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Appearing in 40 games for the Kraken in his third NHL season, Kartye has collected eight points (three goals and five assists). <\/p>\n<p>His 98 hits ranked third on the Kraken, while his 19 giveaways were the fewest among all Seattle skaters who have played at least 40 games this season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Membership - Inside the Rangers\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the expert take on the Blueshirts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Rangers, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kartye posted 11 goals and 20 points in his first season in Seattle, averaging 11:50 of ice time per game through 77 contests.<\/p>\n<p>Viewed as a physical wing, the 24-year-old Kartye comes to New York with some penalty-killing experience.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>To make room for Kartye, the Rangers assigned Othmann back to Hartford.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/27\/sports\/sam-carrick-should-be-favorite-to-win-rangers-extra-effort-award\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over two inconsistent Rangers seasons, Sam Carrick has been a constant. The 34-year-old is the same player game in and game out. There is never a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}