There’s a distinct New York Rangers connection to a significant injury sustained at the training camp of one of their Metropolitan Division rivals this week.
Former Rangers forward Kevin Hayes will miss the start of the Pittsburgh Penguins season with an upper-body injury. The 33-year-old forward was on the wrong end of a collision with defenseman Ryan Graves, a 2013 draft pick by the Rangers.
To cap off the Rangers triple play, the injury announcement was made Friday by Penguins coach Dan Muse, who previously was an assistant behind the Rangers bench on Peter Laviolette’s staff for two seasons.