Rangers veteran forward cleared for Eastern Conference Final
The New York Rangers will be getting a veteran forward back from injury for their Eastern Conference Final showdown with the Florida Panthers.
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The New York Rangers will be getting a veteran forward back from injury for their Eastern Conference Final showdown with the Florida Panthers.
Had the Rangers lost Game 6 in Raleigh, they would have had to protect home ice in a win-or-go-home Game 7 at Madison Square Garden.
The impediments have been removed from the collision course the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers have been on since the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Carolina Hurricanes seemed on the brink of forcing a Game 7, but a late collapse ended those hopes and the season.
Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson is one of the best bench bosses currently outside the NHL. He's also weeks removed from being named the AHL's Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award winner as the league's most outstanding head coach -- a first for a coach who has essentially won it all in the American League.…