Rangers Vs. Predators: The Right Thing To Do

Notes from the Rangers loss to the Predators.- The headline is the quote Alain Vigneault gave when asked about making Emerson Etem and Dylan McIlrath healthy scratches despite the duo stringing together a few games (or a few weeks in McIlrath's case) of solid play. Vigneault is the master of the gut feeling answers and no one questions him on it. So was it the right thing to do?

- The Rangers got their teeth kicked in in possession to the tune of 58-37. Ho hum. Scoring chances were 30-23, too. Normal. The two players that Vigneault played over McIlrath (Dan Girardi and Marc Staal) lived up to the (expected) expectations. Girardi was actually even in possession at 5v5 and had an assist. But…