Ottawa Senators Stephane Da Costa (C) battles with New York Rangers Stu Bickel (L) and Brad Richards during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Ottawa February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (L) checks New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel during the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Bill Kostroun (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Boston Bruins' Gregory Campbell (L) is pushed to the ground as he fights with New York Rangers' Stu Bickel during the second period of their NHL hockey game at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts January 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Boston Bruins' Gregory Campbell (L) squares off with New York Rangers' Stu Bickel (C) during the second period of their NHL hockey game at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts January 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

New York Rangers' Stu Bickel (L) fights Boston Bruins' Gregory Campbell during the second period of their NHL hockey game at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts January 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Boston Bruins' Milan Lucic (top) is tripped up by New York Rangers' Stu Bickel during the first period of their NHL ice hockey game at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts January 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

New York Rangers' Stu Bickel (L) checks Washington Capitals' Mike Knuble during the second period in Game 3 of their NHL Eastern division hockey playoff game in Washington, May 2, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Ottawa Senators' Zenon Konopka (C) collides with New York Rangers' Stu Bickel and goalie Henrik Lundqvist (R) during first period of Game 4 of the NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final playoff hockey game in Ottawa April 18, 2012. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (R) and Stu Bickel both reach to make a save on Ottawa Senators' Jim O'Brien (L) during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final hockey playoff in Ottawa April 16, 2012. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Winnipeg Jets' Antti Miettinen (L) falls to the ice as he is held by New York Rangers' Stu Bickel during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg March 28, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

New York Rangers Stu Bickel (R) holds sprawling Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Connolly off the puck on the end boards in the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto March 24, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Toronto Maple Leafs Joey Crabb (L) ties up New York Rangers Stu Bickel in front of the Ranger's bench in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto March 24, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Pittsburgh Penguins' center Sidney Crosby (87) cuts between New York Rangers' defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27), right wing Brandon Prust (rear) and defenseman Stu Bickel (41) in the second period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York March 15, 2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jeff Skinner (53) reacts as New York Rangers goalie Martin Biron (43) makes a save in front of left wing Mike Rupp (71) and defenseman Stu Bickel (41) in the third period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 13, 2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel (L), right wing Brandon Prust (8) and left wing Ruslan Fedotenko (26) congratulate New York Rangers center Derek Stepan after he scored the winning goal against the Boston Bruins in the third period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell (11) and New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel (41) fight in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Wayne Simmonds (R) fight in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel (L) and Philadelphia Flyers center Zac Rinaldo (C) crash into the boards in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel (41) and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Wayne Simmonds fight in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Montreal Canadiens' Travis Moen (32) fights New York Rangers' Stu Bickel (41) during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal, January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)