WINNIPEG – Gritty Rangers forward Greg McKegg, who played in 26 consecutive games before missing Friday’s victory over the Devils, did not travel with the team on the four-game trip that began Sunday in Winnipeg against the Jets. Coach Gerard Gallant said McKegg missed the trip due to "personal reasons.’’
Jonny Brodzinski, who had been called up from AHL Hartford on Wednesday, took McKegg’s spot in the lineup Friday, and did again Sunday.
"Right now we’ve got a lot of guys out, so guys get an opportunity,’’ coach Gerard Gallant said.
Brodzinski, Tim Gettinger and Morgan Barron came up from AHL Hartford in January when the Rangers were dealing with players out due to COVID-19 protocols.