EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – As the Rangers got back to work following a bad loss and a day off, coach David Quinn spun the wheel again and came up with even more new line combinations.
“It’s just trying to give guys opportunities and see who can mesh,’’ Quinn said after the Rangers skated at the L.A. Kings’ practice facility Saturday. “Obviously, the last game [a 4-1 loss Thursday to Chicago in the opener of a four-game road trip] was unlike any game we’ve played all year. One of the things that can happen over a long season, you can have stinkers.