Tye Kartye making every minute count with Rangers after he was claimed off waivers

For an undrafted player scooped up off the waiver wire late last season, Tye Kartye continues to earn expanded opportunities and make an impact in all facets of the game for the Rangers. The 25-year-old winger logged a career-high 20:06 of ice time and netted the go-ahead goal with 4:39 remaining in Thursday’s 3-2 win over the Flyers at the Garden.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.“I couldn’t be happier for him.

He’s a great kid, and he loves hockey,” Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said after the game.“He competes hard.

He works at his game every day.He’s a relentless worker.

He’s just a great teammate, I think. “Ever since we picked him up and he joined our team, he’s just fit in with our group.I think he’s getting better and better.

And he brings so many intangibles, he’s good on the penalty kill, his puck-pursuit game, he skates, he hunts pucks.And he’s conscientious defensively.

He’s been a great fit for our group.I think he thrives in the game that we’re trying to play.” Claimed off waivers from the Kraken on Feb.

27, Kartye has been a productive player for the Blueshirts with 10 goals and 26 points in 41 appearances — the equivalent of half an NHL campaign — including 5-7-12 numbers through the Rangers’ 9-7-1 start this season.He never totaled more than 22 points in his three-plus seasons with Seattle, where the Rangers will open a four-game road trip Saturday night. “Just doing my job, honestly,” Kartye said Thursday night.

“Everyone has a job to do out there, in every different situation, whether that’s five-on-five, power play or penalty kill. “So when everyone knows what they’re doing and everyone is executing, it makes it a lot easier.”The 6-foot Kartye, who signed with Seattle in 2022 after going undrafted out of junior hockey with Sault Ste.Marie of the Ontario Hockey League, h...