Why haven’t the Rangers, like some other clubs, brought up players from the minors to help a playoff push?
Just like juggling lines, management’s decision-making to add extra players to the current roster “is a balancing act at this time,” according to coach Alain Vigneault.
“We have, as an organization, discussed it,” he said, explaining some of the elements involved. “There’s a point where we could get to 23 players [under the salary cap], and that could be soon, but for instance, if we’d use one of our recalls [from AHL Hartford] and that guy’s probably not going back and those guys are fighting for the playoffs right now.