There has been a huge gap in the Rangers’ lineup since Mats Zuccarello went down with his presumed concussion on April 24, and it has left coach Alain Vigneault struggling to find a suitable replacement on the right side of his top line with Rick Nash and Derick Brassard.
There now has been four periods of an audition for J.T. Miller, and the 22-year-old has impressed.
“I think when he skates he’s a different player, when he moves his feet he creates a lot of offense,” Nash said Saturday morning, his team tied with the Lightning 2-2 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final, resuming Sunday night with Game 5 at the Garden.