Guess who’s back? Back again? Brendan’s back. Tell your friends. Brendan’s back, Brendan’s back, Brendan’s back, Brendan’s back.
Brendan Smith returns to the Joe as a member of the Rangers. He’ll be playing in front of Antti Raanta, since Henrik Lundqvist will be out for 2-3 weeks.
Today’s game was moved from 12:30 to 7:00. That combined with losing an hour from Daylight Savings Time makes one hope that the team is ready to play at puck drop.
One player who won’t be ready to play at puck drop is Anthony Mantha, who is scratched for the second straight game.