The Rangers lineup may look a little different this afternoon as they deal with a few injuries.
If Staal can't go, Quinn said he'll use Brendan Smith on D. #NYR https://t.co/4swxCN9X1t
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) December 13, 2019
It looks like the club remembered that Brendan Smith does actually play defense. Smith has been nothing short of a professional during his entire stay in New York, moving to forward without a peep and producing, at the very least, passable results. He’s far from the worst option on left defense too.