"I’m not going to get into what’s going on in the room," said a stoic J.T. Miller. "But I think the frustration is probably evident."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

The 31-year-old Brodzinski, a career journeyman before settling into an NHL role the past two years in New York, earned a nod Wednesday morning as the Rangers’ nominee for the Masterton Trophy, which is given to the player who “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.”

The Rangers enter Wednesday trailing the Canadiens by eight points for the Eastern Conference's second and final wild card.