Former Ranger Marc Staal’s Unlikely Path to the Stanley Cup Final
has played in more than 1,100 NHL games over 16 years and is in the midst of his first season with the Florida Panthers. The New York Rangers drafted Staal in the first round of the 2005 NHL Draft and he played 80 games for them as a rookie in 2007-08, scoring two goals and adding eight assists. Over the next few seasons, Staal steadily improved, especially offensively, and finished with eight goals and 19 assists, playing in all 82 games in 2009-10. After an excellent start to the 2012-13 season with two goals and nine assists in 21 games, Staal suffered a serious eye injury when he was hit with a slap shot. Staal ended up spending his first 13 seasons with the Rangers, playing in 892 regular season games and 107 playoff games....
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