Emerson Etem and Dylan McIlrath have a chance to finally start playing regularly thanks to injuries. But it's up to Alain Vigneault to make sure they're given the opportunity to succeed.
Opportunities to see the ice have been hard to come by for Emerson Etem and Dylan McIlrath -- the two youngsters who have been on the outside looking in most every night so far this year.
That's changing, for better or worse, starting tonight against the Islanders. Etem's opportunity started in Monday night's 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, replacing an injured Derek Stepan who is out 4-6 weeks with some broken ribs.