After a pair of days away from the ice following their thumping at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, the Rangers have hit the road for a brief two game trip. The Blueshirts are in St. Louis to take on the Blues and the host of familiar faces currently occupying St. Louis’ roster. Kevin Hayes made his way to St. Louis this past offseason following a rough stint in Philadelphia , and the big bodied former Rangers was the victim of poor reporting as of late.
Philadelphia sources pointed to his influence as a source of the recently traded away Cutter Gauthier’s decision to refuse to sign with Philadelphia, and Hayes came out and vehemently denied having any outsized influence on that process.