Injury gave Rangers' Staal fresh perspective

New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal reflects, via Newsday, on what could have been a career-ending eye injury last year.

The long road back provided, in some ways quite literally, a new look on life and his career.

"It put a lot in perspective," said Staal, who on Thursday skated in his first playoff game since last May. "You appreciate health. I think the competition is what you miss, especially in the playoffs. During the season, if it's a bad game, you just kind of think, 'I'm playing, so it's a good day.' "

Source: Steve Zipay, Newsday