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Reeling Rangers turn to intriguing prospect Brady Skjei

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Brady Skjei in the preseason against the Bruins.

It was a Very Brady Night at the Garden on Tuesday, with 2012 first-rounder Brady Skjei making his NHL debut for the Rangers against the Oilers.

Skjei, the 21-year-old lefty defenseman whom the Rangers selected 28th overall out of the University of Minnesota, was recalled from the AHL Wolf Pack to fill in for righty Dan Girardi, sidelined with a knee issue that developed over the weekend.

The Blueshirts, who’d already been short a right-sider since Kevin Klein went down with a strained oblique on Nov.