MONTREAL - JANUARY 24: The NHL YoungStars kneel on the ice during the McDonalds/NHL All-Star open practice as part of the 2009 NHL All-Star weekend on January 24, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

MONTREAL - JANUARY 24: The NHL YoungStars kneel on the ice during the McDonalds/NHL All-Star open practice as part of the 2009 NHL All-Star weekend on January 24, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

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  1. Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher (R) celebrates after defenseman Chris Campoli scored past New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (C) and defenseman Marc Staal (L) in the third period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, January 14, 2010.
  2. Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher (R) celebrates after defenseman Chris Campoli scored past New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (C) and defenseman Marc Staal (L) in the third period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, January 14, 2010.
  3. New York Rangers' Marc Staal (L) and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist stop the Carolina Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu short of the goal during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina December 31, 2009.
  4. BUFFALO, NY - DECEMBER 05: Artem Anisimov #42, Christopher Higgins #21, Marc Staal #18 and Marian Gaborik #10 of the New York Rangers celebrate Higgins' goal in the first period against the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on December 5, 2009 in Buffalo, New York.
  5. New York Rangers Sean Avery, center, celebrates his second goal of the period with teammates Dan Girardi (5) and Marc Staal, right, against the Columbus during the second period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  6. New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (18) steps on the skate of Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene (9) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010.
  7. New York Rangers' Marc Staal (18), Marian Gaborik (10), and Chris Drury (23) celebrate a goal by Gaborik in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden in New York, Wednesday Dec. 23, 2009. The Rangers won 4-1.
  8. New York Rangers' goalie Henrik Lundqvist, right, looks on as the puck rebounds out of the net on a goal scored by Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal (not shown) in the third period of an NHL game Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rangers' Marc Staal and Hurricanes' Tom Kostopoulos also look on. The Hurricanes won 5-1.
  9. Montreal Canadiens' Mathieu Darche (L) is upended by New York Rangers' Marc Staal (18) during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal January 23, 2010.
  10. Montreal Canadiens' Mathieu Darche, left, is upended by New York Rangers' Marc Staal during the third period in an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
  11. New York Rangers' Michal Rozsival, Brandon Dubinsky, Vaclav Prospal, Marian Gaborik, and Marc Staal, from left, celebrates Dubinsky's second-period goal in an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010.
  12. St. Louis Blues' David Perron, right, brings a puck down the ice as New York Rangers' Marc Staal defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in St. Louis. The Blues won 4-1.
  13. St. Louis Blues' David Perron, right, brings a puck down the ice as New York Rangers' Marc Staal defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in St. Louis. The Blues won 1-0.
  14. Ottawa Senators right wing Chris Neil (25) slams New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal into the boards in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, January 14, 2010.
  15. Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil (25) checks New York Rangers' Marc Staal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in New York. in the foreground is Ottawa goalie Mike Brodeur.
  16. Boston Bruins left wing Marco Sturm is upended by New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (19) in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, January 4, 2010.

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  1. New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (18) steps on the skate of Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene (9) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010.
  2. New York Rangers' goalie Henrik Lundqvist, right, looks on as the puck rebounds out of the net on a goal scored by Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal (not shown) in the third period of an NHL game Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rangers' Marc Staal and Hurricanes' Tom Kostopoulos also look on. The Hurricanes won 5-1.
  3. Montreal Canadiens' Mathieu Darche (L) is upended by New York Rangers' Marc Staal (18) during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal January 23, 2010.
  4. Montreal Canadiens' Mathieu Darche, left, is upended by New York Rangers' Marc Staal during the third period in an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
  5. New York Rangers' Michal Rozsival, Brandon Dubinsky, Vaclav Prospal, Marian Gaborik, and Marc Staal, from left, celebrates Dubinsky's second-period goal in an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010.
  6. St. Louis Blues' David Perron, right, brings a puck down the ice as New York Rangers' Marc Staal defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in St. Louis. The Blues won 4-1.
  7. Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher (R) celebrates after defenseman Chris Campoli scored past New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (C) and defenseman Marc Staal (L) in the third period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, January 14, 2010.
  8. Ottawa Senators right wing Chris Neil (25) slams New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal into the boards in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, January 14, 2010.
  9. Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil (25) checks New York Rangers' Marc Staal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in New York. in the foreground is Ottawa goalie Mike Brodeur.
  10. Boston Bruins left wing Marco Sturm is upended by New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (19) in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, January 4, 2010.
  11. New York Rangers' Marc Staal (L) and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist stop the Carolina Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu short of the goal during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina December 31, 2009.
  12. Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal (R) battles New York Rangers' Marc Staal for the puck during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina December 31, 2009.
  13. New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, of Sweden, blocks the shot from Carolina Hurricanes right wing Tuomo Ruutu, of Finland, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. Rangers defenseman Marc Staal is at left. The Rangers won 2-1.
  14. New York Rangers' Marc Staal (18), Marian Gaborik (10), and Chris Drury (23) celebrate a goal by Gaborik in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden in New York, Wednesday Dec. 23, 2009. The Rangers won 4-1.
  15. Carolina Hurricanes' Brandon Sutter (16) dives for the puck between New York Rangers' Marc Staal (18) and and goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.
  16. New York Rangers' Marian Gaborik (10) celebrates his goal with teammates Vaclav Prospal (20) and Marc Staal (18) with Brandon Dubinsky (17) nearby during the second period of an NHL hockey against the Carolina Hurricanes game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Rangers won 3-1.