Update:11:16: Rangers make it official with press release after the jump

Update:10:06 AM: According to Larry Brooks and the AHL Transaction wire, Matt Gilroy HAS been recalled. He is the only player recalled which does mean that Wade Redden will return to the lineup.

Original Post: With the Rangers sending down defensemen Bobby Sanguinetti and Ilkka Heikkinen yesterday, the Rangers will re-insert veteran and recent healthy scratch Wade Redden into the lineup.

However, the Rangers only have five defenseman which could spell the return of 25 year old rookie and Hobey Baker winner Matt Gilroy.

Gilroy was sent down on December 10th and had four assists in four games heading into last night. Last night though, Gilroy was a minus two but had four shots on goal.

…Heikkinen and Sangs were nice changes of pace, but Gilroy is more NHL ready than those two and the team could be looking to make a run right now. It’s also possible that either Sangs or Heikk get called back up.

Torts can also count on Gilroy to play more than he was playing either Sangs or Heikk. One of them could have sufficed, because Redden had to re-enter the lineup at some point, just to see if his benching could light a spark or a fire under him.

The Rangers should be expecting to make the move later in the day/.

New York, December 20, 2009 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that defenseman Matt Gilroy has been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Gilroy, 25, has recorded four assists in five games with Hartford this season. He made his AHL debut on December 11 against Portland. Gilroy returns to the Rangers where he has skated in 30 games this season, tallying four goals and six points, along with 19 penalty minutes. He ranked second in the NHL among rookie defensemen in goals and was tied for seventh in points at the time of his assignment to Hartford on December 10. He made his NHL debut on October 2 at Pittsburgh, and tallied his first career point with the game-winning goal on October 5 at New Jersey.

The North Bellmore, New York native was originally signed by the Rangers as a free agent on April 17, 2009.

The Blueshirts return to action tomorrow, December 21, when they will face off against the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center (7:00 p.m.), to close out their three game road trip. Prior to the game, the team’s morning s kate is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at RBC Center. This is the first of four meetings with Carolina this season. The Rangers have tallied seven power play goals in their last five games for a 33.3% (7-21) success rate. The game will be televised live on MSG Network and can be heard on 1050 ESPN Radio.