DALLAS — Once the trade finally happened, Mats Zuccarello was looking forward to this day, when he’d get to see his old teammates again and even take the ice against them in what was sure to be an emotional matchup.
A broken arm in his second period with the Stars derailed the showdown, but Tuesday’s game still serves as a reunion of sorts for Zuccarello and the Rangers, 10 days after the winger was dealt to Dallas. Not that he hasn’t kept in touch with them in the meantime.