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NEW YORK — Doesn’t sounds like Chris Neil is going anywhere anytime soon.

After all the credit the Ottawa tough-guy was given for just being in the lineup and the role he played in Saturday’s 5-4 OT win over the New York Rangers, coach Guy Boucher certainly didn’t rule out using him Tuesday night in an attempt to turn around the club’s misfortune at Madison Square Garden in this series.

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“He’s definitely somebody who has a chance to play in the next game, for sure,” Boucher told reporters in Ottawa before the club’s departure Sunday.

Though Neil played only 2:26 and didn’t see the ice after he was given a 10-minute misconduct in the second period while unsuccessfully trying to get Rangers winger Tanner Glass to drop the gloves, Boucher and the players placed a lot of importance on the role Neil played in the win.

“It was just on the bench, I think it was before the game,” said Boucher. “He’s gained a lot of respect over the years, not just from his peers, but I think from the fans and from the other players in the league.