from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

Regarding the Rangers, who, in getting from the present to the future, are going to face some pain dealing with the past.

1. You’re David Quinn, and you’re the guy who has to tell Marc Staal that he is a healthy scratch for the first time in his 13 years as a Ranger and an NHL defenseman.

You’re David Quinn, and chances are this is going to become at least a semi-regular event.

You’re David Quinn, and inevitably are going to face a critical decision on how to apportion time in nets between Henrik Lundqvist and Alex Georgiev — with the added complication of Igor Shesterkin’s work (.971/0.73/4-0 his past four starts and .955/1.18/5-0 overall for AHL Hartford) demonstrating he is not far from being NHL-worthy.

No one is crying for Quinn. This is what he signed up for. And the coach could not have been more clear in stating his guiding principle following the Party Like It’s 1994, 4-1 victory over the Lightning on Tuesday in which a bunch of his kids ran wild when he said, “We want to run a meritocracy here.”

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