Stu Bickel was reassigned to the minors Sunday after he cleared waivers.

He has served as a healthy scratch for seven straight games prior to being placed on waivers. Bickel has played forward and defense this season, while picking up 49 penalty minutes in 16 appearances.

Stu Bickel wasn't eager to comment on the Rangers' decision to put him on waivers.

"It is what it is," Bickel said. "It's been tough for me to get an opportunity to play any minutes on the backend to develop some confidence." Bickel has been a healthy scratch since March 8th and has only averaged 5:31 minutes per game when he does play. If he gets claimed by a team that intends to use him consistently, then he'll have some limited fantasy value because of his tendency to accumulate an average of two or more penalty minutes per game.

The New York Rangers have placed Stu Bickel on waivers.

Bickel has no points and 49 penalty minutes in 16 games this season. He's been a healthy scratch since March 8.