Rangers' Blake Wheeler 'ready in any capacity' for East finals

New York Rangers forward Blake Wheeler, who has been out since February with a serious leg injury, says he is "an option and available" for their Eastern Conference finals series against the Florida Panthers. Wheeler suffered the injury Feb. 15, when his right leg bent at an unnatural angle and he was helped off the ice. It was an unnerving scene, one that had Rangers captain Jacob Trouba wondering whether the veteran forward had played his last NHL game. The 37-year-old Wheeler was placed on injured reserve and ruled out for the regular season.