PHILADELPHIA — David Quinn did not shy away from playing up Monday’s game against the Flyers.
It was Game 36 of 82, but with the Rangers on the second night of a back-to-back before the Christmas break and facing the team directly in front of them in the Metropolitan Division standings, Quinn bought into the meaning of it.
“We can’t hide from how big this game is,” the coach said Sunday.
It turned out to be equally big for a certain ex-Ranger.