It seems like it took a bad loss for Rangers coach Alain Vigneault to rethink his lineup.
Following Wednesday night’s 5-1 defeat to the Canadiens at the Garden, Vigneault set up Thursday’s practice in Westchester County with Emerson Etem skating as the fourth-line right wing, while Dylan McIlrath came in on defense in place of Dan Boyle.
The coach said he “wouldn’t guarantee that 100 percent” for Friday afternoon’s game in Boston against the Bruins, but it was looking likely that something was going to change.