After a pair of games in Southern California, the Rangers have made the trip up I-5 to Anaheim. This afternoon, they’ll head into the Honda Center and look to end their west coast road trip on a high note against former Blueshirts’ defenseman Dallas Eakins and the Anaheim Ducks.
The last time Eakins was behind an NHL bench against the Rangers, it didn’t end well for him. That was five years ago today, December 14, 2014, during his first stint as a head coach with the Edmonton Oilers. Eakins’ squad turned in a lifeless 2-0 performance on home ice, their 15th loss in 16 games, and Eakins found himself out of a job before Edmonton’s next game two night later.