Last night, the Rangers called up Dane Byers from Hartford and were rewarded with a goal. Wednesday night against the Islanders, P.A. Parenteau was called up and he too scored a goal.

John Tortorella spoke of their play, to Steve Zipay, following last night’s game:

“It’s good for their confidence as far as coming to the National Hockey League and contributing. Once we get healthy, I’m not sure how it’s gonna shake out. But they get some games and some minutes and feel they can do it. Especially Byers tonight, coming in right before game time.”

For more, visit Steve Zipay at Blue Notes.

…I like Byers a lot, Parenteau not as much. I think Byers can be a player for this team sooner rather than later. While I don’t disagree with Parenteau being the first call-up, Byers is the one that I would like to see more of.