Physical Noah Laba giving Rangers' third line a boost it needs

The Rangers seemingly have found a motor for a type of third line the team hasn’t had in some time.

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Rookie Noah Laba is a puck-hunting bull whose sheer mass is not only physically imposing but comes at you way faster than you would expect from a 6-foot-3, 214-pound skater.

Becoming harder to play against is the Blueshirts’ ultimate goal, and nothing was more vigorous than the play Laba made to help set up Vladislav Gavrikov’s 2-0 score in the club’s 4-2 win over the Senators on Thursday night in Ottawa.

Trucking over Dennis Gilbert to steal the puck at center ice, the 22-year-old bu