TORONTO – Every team has injuries, and these days, any team can lose a player to COVID-19 protocol.
And so, the Rangers won’t cry about not having Ryan Strome (COVID-19 protocol) and Kaapo Kakko (upper body injury) in their lineup Monday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. They’ll just play.
"Do I wish we had our top guys? Definitely,’’ Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said at Monday’s morning skate. "But we'll move on. We'll play the, the best we can and work hard, and it's no excuse if you're not winning games. I mean, you put your lineup together, it's an NHL lineup out there, and You might have to play a little bit different, some guys, but it is what it is.