New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider follows the puck against the Buffalo Sabres in the third period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
David Quinn was really loose on Friday, as loose as he has been since he took over as Rangers coach little less than two years ago. He had a twinkle in his eye, and he laughed easily, dropping quips and throwing one-liners left and right in the bowels of the PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. as his team prepared to play its biggest game in two seasons.