Sam Weinman of the Rangers Report gives some updates from today's game day practice...
- Paul Mara is still out so you can expect the same lineup tonight against the Leafs. Tom Renney said Mara was more or less fit to play, so the scratch tonight is a coach’s decision. Tomorrow in Atlanta remains a possibility, however.
- Today was an optional skate, so there was only a skeleton crew on the ice. And it again marked the return of Chad Killam, the former Manhattanville College goalie who has been called on to fill the other net when Henrik Lundqvist is absent. “My legs are burning a bit,” Killam said afterward.
- As for Lundqvist, don’t be surprised if you see him playing back-to-back games tonight and tomorrow in Atlanta. Renney sounded like that’s where he was leaning. And you figured if you were going to see Stephen Valiquette, you’d see him tonight against the Leafs, whom he’s already had success against.
...while I'd never complain with Lundqvist between the pipes, I thought tonight might be a good opportunity to give Valiquette a start.
...hoping to see Mara back in the lineup tomorrow. I think Strudwick could use a rest.
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