On Thursday evening, Matt Ré rein is absent against the Toronto Maple Leafs due to an apparent disease.
On Thursday, Brand was on the ice before the skate of the New York Rangers, which suggested that something was happening.
Brennan Othmann will take the place of a replacement in alignment after being a healthy scratch for the last two games.
Meanwhile, Carson Soucy should replace Urho Vaakanainen in the alignment by Peter Laviolette who seeks to shake defensive.
Soucy was acquired by the Vancouver cannucks rangers one day before the NHL commercial deadline, but it was scratched for three consecutive games.
