NYR TODAY THURSDAY 4/14: LUNDQVIST, ALUMNI, TBT

NYR INJURY UPDATE:
@RNYRF Staff Report
Henrik Lundqvist will be evaluated today after taking an errant stick to the eye in the Eastern Conference Quarter Finals Game 1 when Marc Staal's stick went through the cage of his mask and caught him somewhere near the eye. He is listed as day to day.

NYR Alumni Birthdays 4/14 
Dave Archibald C (1989-1990) Jeff Finley D (1997-1998) Steve LaRouche C (1995-1996)

TODAY IN NYR HISTORY APRIL 14
1928: The Rangers capture their first Stanley Cup with a 2-1 win in Game 5 against the Montreal Maroons.

RNYRF THROWBACK THURSDAY
"Wait till next year..." Many sports fans (especially fans of the old Brooklyn Dodgers) have said this. But, it can be a challenge to remain hopeful after years of frustration. The New York Rangers, my favorite hockey team, had won the Stanley Cup in 1940. It took them 54 years to win again! This is a 1994 cartoon portraying "The Life and Times of a Ranger Fan."

NY RANGERS INJURY UPDATE, LINEUP CHANGES

New York Rangers Forward Rick Nash is out of action on a day to day basis after receiving an MRI today revealing a lower leg "Bone Bruise" . Nash is expected to return to the Rangers lineup after the All Star Break. Coach Alain Vigneault was quoted as saying; "Yes, he had an MRI done this morning and just showed what we thought it's a bone bruise. It's painful and he should be fine when we come back from the break."

 BOYLE SCRATCHED - McIRATH IN
NY Rangers announced that defenseman Dan Boyle will be scratched for tonight's contest and will be replaced by defenseman Dylan "Undertaker" McIlrath.

 TONIGHT'S NY RANGERS LINEUP VS BUFFALO SABRES
FORWARDS
Mats Zuccarello - Derick Brassard - Jesper Fast
Chris Kreider - Derek Stepan - J.T. Miller
Oscar Lindberg - Kevin Hayes - Viktor Stalberg
Tanner Glass - Dominic Moore - Daniel Paille
DEFENSE PAIRS
Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
Marc Staal - Kevin Klein
Keith Yandle - Dylan McIlrath
GOAL
Henrik Lundqvist
BACKUP
Antti Raanta
INJURY
Rick Nash (lower-body bone bruise)
SCRATCHED
Dan Boyle

NYR have agreed to terms with free agent forward Daniel Paille; Kreider skates on his own

OFFICIAL: 
NYR have agreed to terms with free agent forward Daniel Paille.
Daniel Paille will wear number 12. AV says that Paille will travel with Rangers to Carolina, not sure if he will play yet. We got (Paille) for a particular role--he was an excellent fourth line penalty killer in Boston, & our PK needs some help"-AV.

Dan Girardi on NYR signing Daniel Paille: "He's a great guy off the ice & on the ice he's a great skater and a great PK guy"

Injury Update:
Chris Kreider (neck spasms) skated on his own after practice today ... AV: "see how he feels tomorrow"

NYR TODAY 1/13

INJURY UPDATE:
Defenseman Dan Girardi has been listed as day to day by the Rangers due to a laceration on his right hand after blocking a shot during the Rangers vs Bruins game on Monday in the 2nd Period.

NYR Alumni Birthdays 1/13:
 Caesare Maniago G (1965-1967) Graeme Nicholson D (1982-1983) Mike Rupp C (2011-2013)

Born on this day January 13, 1987
New York Rangers Defenseman and Alternate Captain Marc Staal was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Happy Birthday Marc Staal.

 TODAY IN NYR HISTORY January 13:
1927: The Rangers host the Toronto Maple Leafs for the first time, tying them, 1-1.


1940: The Rangers beat the Maple Leafs, 4-1, and extend their winning streak to 10 games, their point streak to 19 and their road point streak to 11 games. Goaltender Dave Kerr extended his personal unbeaten streak to 19, a record that stood until 1994.

 TRADE RUMORS-RAMBLINGS: 
 Reported by Larry Brooks, NY Post: The Rangers have NOT called the Columbus Blue Jackets about a trade for forward Cam Atkinson.

The Explanation of why Emerson Etem Traded:
Jeff Gorton said on Friday that Emerson Etem wasn't able to gain any traction with the Rangers after his tough training camp and start. 
He said that they were trying to find the right fit for him going back to training camp and were struggling to do so. 
Gorton said that he felt it "was best for us to get him another spot to go to and for us to get a player we liked and has a future." 
Alain Vigneault said that Etem "didn't have the best training camp" and that based strictly on performance he shouldn't have made the team to start the season. (Daily New
Vigneault said that the Rangers management and scouts felt that Etem had some potential but "for whatever reason it didn't work." 
He added that he felt Etem was given a fair look and "got a fair amount of ice time for the performance he was putting out." 
Etem, while speaking in Vancouver, said that he has shown flashes as a player but that his work ethic has "dwindled a little bit here and there" and that has produced inconsistency.