The Rangers made a disappointing move due to the injury to Chris Kreider
The The New York Rangers suffered an inexplicable accidentlost 16 of their last 22 games and fell out of the playoff race. That’s even weirder considering they entered the season with almost the same team as last season that not only won the President’s Trophy but also made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.
And they just got the unfortunate injury notice. Veteran Chris Kreider, who was recently controversially labeled a healthy scratch by coach Peter Laviolette, was placed on injured reserve. The move is retroactive to New York’s recent win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday; he missed the game with what was described as an upper body injury.
According to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, the Rangers expected to summon high forward Matt Rempe of the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack affiliate.
Rempe was recently suspended for eight games for elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Mir Hejskanen; his upcoming call-up would allow him to serve the final game of his suspension.
The Rangers have no choice but to move forward; they will host the Stars on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, with the puck drop set for 7:00 PM EST.
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The New York Rangers have already made major changes to their roster
Embattled Rangers general manager Chris Drury has already made a pair of big changes this season, sending captain Jacob Truba to the Anaheim Ducks while trading former second baseman Kaap Kakka to the Seattle Kraken. Trouba was already heavily involved in trade rumors, and was outspoken after the deal was made about his displeasure with the way it was being handled.
The rest Rangers players like Mika Zibanejad and Kreider have had their names come up in trade rumors, and if New York’s current slump continues, don’t be surprised to see one or both on the move.
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