The New York Rangers are in desperate straits. Every game of late has resulted in another key forward being added to the injury list, with the most recent casualties being key scoring winger Rick Nash and mid-season pickup Matt Puempel.
Both injuries occurred during the Rangers’ recent tilt with the New York Islanders. Nash suffered a groin injury, while Puempel was the victim of a high crosscheck from Islanders’ forward Brock Nelson. They join a lengthy list of Rangers currently out of the lineup or playing through injuries, including key offensive producers Mika Zibanejad (leg), Pavel Buchnevich (back), Michael Grabner (personal) and J.