 After 64 games with the Reds he was recalled to the Rangers, and recorded one point, a goal, in eight games.The following season, he was again sent to the Reds following an unsuccessful Rangers' training camp.After 42 games for the Reds, Rangers again recalled him, and he played the remaining 23 games of the 1973–74 NHL season, but in limited playing time his offensive production suffered and he only managed six points in 23 games, scoring twice.