The New York Rangers may be four points out of a playoff spot with 30 games to go, but if anything was evident before and now after their back-to-back weekend games, it's that they are closer to a Stanley Cup with J.T. Miller than they were without him.

Dorrington is a big defenseman who skates well and is highly physical. His puck play is quite limited, but the tools are intriguing enough to be a long shot to make it to the NHL. Brännström, 25, has become an AHL/NHL tweener. His skating is high-end, but he’s not a premier puck-mover or that competitive which isn’t ideal as a smaller defenseman.