The New York Rangers have announced that center Cristoval “Boo” Nieves has been assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. Furthermore, news has surfaced that David Quinn has confirmed that Marc Staal will make his return to the lineup tonight. Rookie defenseman Libor Hajek left last night’s game with a lower-body injury, so it stands to reason that Staal will be stepping into the lineup for the young Czech blueliner.
Quinn just said on the radio that Staal is in tonight, and Georgiev is back in nets.