The Rangers called up forward Lias Andersson from their AHL Hartford team on Thursday afternoon.
The move was announced after coach David Quinn said in his media briefing after the morning skate that his intention was to dress forwards Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes, and defenseman Adam McQuaid for Thursday night’s game against the Wild at Madison Square Garden. But the addition of Andersson opened up the possibility that Quinn may reverse course and sit Zuccarello, Hayes and McQuaid, all of whom are expected to be traded before next Monday’s trade deadline.
“We’re going to put the best lineup we can tonight and march forward.