Daniel Paille will make his New York Rangers debut versus the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
The Rangers signed Paille earlier this week to what was reportedly a two-way deal worth $575,000 at the NHL level, after he was released from a tryout with the Chicago Blackhawks in September.
In 31 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs this season, the 31-year-old Paille scored just once, with four points.
With Paille in the lineup, the Rangers will be without Chris Kreider due to a neck injury, the team announced.
The Rangers are second in the Metropolitan Division, while the Hurricanes, with a win tonight, can move to within a single point of the New Jersey Devils for the final Wild Card spot in the East.