TAMPA — Playing the role of an extra can be a difficult job for a professional hockey player. He's the guy who’s there in case someone gets hurt and can’t play, but otherwise just practices all the time and spends many nights in the press box.
But it’s a job Greg McKegg is happy to do for the Rangers.
"I think every day is a privilege to be in this league,’’ McKegg said Friday after the final morning skate of 2021 for the Rangers. "I've been through [the role of being an extra], it's just a day-by-day process … You never know when your number is going to be called, and I think just staying in shape and staying ready is all I can do, and just try to put my best foot forward when my number's called.