BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Rangers coach Gerard Gallant had talked Friday about the balance between getting his team ready for the regular season and trying to make sure it is healthy.
"You’d like to have a real good, solid hockey game tonight, but it’s preseason, and knock on wood you get through the game healthy,’’ he said before Saturday’s preseason finale against the Islanders. "So play hard, play well, and the most important thing is trying to get through it healthy.’’
With that in mind, the Rangers called up forward Greg McKegg from AHL Hartford and inserted him into the lineup for the preseason finale.