Category Archives: Rangers Updates
Stepan to make season debut vs Toronto; Boyle could be a week from returning
Bobby Bevilacqua
Derek Stepan will make his season debut tomorrow night, his first game back since suffering a broken fibula in his leg in the preseason.
After missing the first 12 games of the season, Derek Stepan is set to make his first start of the season tomorrow against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Stepan has been practicing in full contact drills and practices for the past few days, and head coach Alain Vigneault confirmed that Stepan will be returning.
Stepan will likely not be starting out on the top line however. That role will remain with Derick Brassard, who has 11 points in 12 games, and has been playing extremely well with Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis.
During practice, Stean was seen skating with Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello, which could certainly be the second line against Toronto. Read the rest of this entry
Chris Mueller reassigned to Hartford Wolf Pack
Bobby Bevilacqua
Chris Mueller has been reassigned to Hartford, meaning that Derek Stepan’s return is imminent.
This afternoon, the New York Rangers reassigned forward Chris Mueller to the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Rangers’ AHL affiliate.
Mueller was originally called up to help a depleted Rangers center group, most notable with the injury to Derek Stepan.
In seven games with the Rangers, Mueller has scored once and picked up an assist, with both of those points coming against the New Jersey Devils on October 21st.
Mueller spent a lot of time at center, filling in the fourth line position when Dominic Moore was moved up to the third line. Mueller also played on the wing position when platooning with Kevin Hayes on the fourth line.
The reassignment of Chris Mueller has a few meanings outside of where he will be playing his next hockey game. Read the rest of this entry
Connor Allen and Dylan McIlrath called up from Hartford; Will play tomorrow
Bobby Bevilacqua
Dylan McIlrath (L) and Connor Allen (R) have been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack to replace Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Klein for tomorrow’s game against the St. Louis Blues. Photo courtesy of NHL.com
As expected, Connor Allen and Dylan McIlrath have both been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack to replace the two free spots in the Rangers’ defensive pairings with the injured to Kevin Klein and captain Ryan McDonagh.
This is now the second straight season that Allen, 24, and McIlrath, 22, have been called up to play with the Rangers.
McIlrath, the Rangers’ 10th overall pick in the 2010 draft, turned pro during the 2012-2013 season, but played just 45 games due to surgery he required on his kneecap. He played in 62 games with Hartford last year, scoring six goals with 11 assists for a total of 17 points, as well as accumulating 165 penalty minutes Read the rest of this entry
McDonagh out 3-4 weeks; Klein’s X-Rays negative
Bobby Bevilacqua
Ryan McDonagh’s separated shoulder will sideline him for 3 to 4 weeks, according to head coach Alain Vigneault.
Ryan McDonagh, who was hit hard into the boards last night and separated his left shoulder, will miss 3 to 4 weeks as a result of the injury, with the information coming from Alain Vigneault and Steve Zipay.
The shoulder that was injured was the same one McDonagh hurt at the end of last season, where he missed 5 games with a sore shoulder.
With the type of injury he suffered, the result could have been a lot worse. Three to four weeks could have been a lot worse for the Rangers, but the absence of New Yorks number one defenseman will really hurt the team, and it will be hard to find someone to replace him. Read the rest of this entry
John Moore Suspended for 5 Games
Bobby Bevilacqua
Rangers’ defenseman will be suspended for the next 5 games as a result of his hit to the head on Minnesota WIld forward Eric Haula.
Following John Moore’s match penalty on Monday against the Minnesota Wild, Moore has been handed a 5 game suspension by the NHL department of player safety.
Moore delivered an illegal blow to the head of Wild forward Eric Haula, which did cause an injury. It is important to know that the hit was not late and was not with the elbow, but Moore was unable to hit him square through the body.
Initial contact was made with the shoulder, but the main point of contact was with the head, which is the reason for the suspension, as well as the hit leading to an injury. Read the rest of this entry
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