Star New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin is day-to-day with a lower-body damage, and defenseman Ryan Lindgren is out for no less than a number of weeks, the workforce introduced Wednesday. Each gamers left Tuesday’s preseason recreation towards the Islanders and missed Wednesday’s follow.
Panarin, who led the Rangers with 120 factors in 2023-24, has missed solely seven complete video games up to now three seasons, so his damage is probably going not an enormous concern, particularly listed at day-to-day. He left within the third interval Tuesday on his personal energy.
Jimmy Vesey skated in his spot on a line with Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafrenière at Wednesday’s follow.
Lindgren fought Scott Mayfield on Tuesday after the latter’s hit on Filip Chytil within the first interval. The struggle left Lindgren bloody, and he didn’t return to the sport. Relying on the size of his damage, his absence might open up a spot on the opening night time roster.
Lindgren, whose bodily type at 6-foot usually leaves him battered, performs primarily with Adam Fox, New York’s high defenseman. Connor Mackey, who performed one recreation for New York final 12 months, skated with Fox on Wednesday. Coach Peter Laviolette might additionally experiment with Okay’Andre Miller on the highest pair, although the Rangers would possibly desire to even out the defensive pairs and preserve him separate from Fox.
Mackey might be an possibility to exchange Lindgren if he misses regular-season video games. He earned a call-up final season and had a memorable struggle towards the Senators in his lone recreation. He has 40 video games of NHL expertise, with the Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames and Rangers. He had a plus-12 ranking in 44 video games with AHL Hartford final season, together with 82 penalty minutes, which ranked third on the workforce.
Ben Harpur is one other left-handed defenseman who might contend for a spot. He performed in solely seven video games with Hartford final season earlier than a season-ending pectoral damage, however former Rangers coach Gerard Gallant favored him and performed him in 42 NHL video games in 2022-23. He has 198 video games of NHL expertise, in addition to 14 video games of NHL playoff expertise. He didn’t skate with the primary NHL group on Wednesday, as a substitute working towards earlier within the morning with a bunch of principally AHLers.
Chad Ruhwedel is more likely to make the roster as a seventh defenseman, however he principally performs on the fitting facet, so he’s not a pure Lindgren fill-in. He can play on the left facet in a pinch, although. Rising prospect Victor Mancini, one other righty, was additionally in the primary group Wednesday.
Right here’s how Laviolette had the defensive pairings on Wednesday:
Connor Mackey-Adam Fox
Okay’Andre Miller-Jacob Trouba
Chad Ruhwedal-Braden Schneider
Zac Jones-Victor Mancini
(Photograph of Ryan Lindgren: Bruce Bennett / Getty Photographs)
