Within the newest harm hit of the season, and within the newest setback throughout a tough 12 months for the Rangers’ longest-tenured participant, ahead Chris Kreider can be positioned on injured reserve — retroactive to Sunday — with an upper-body harm forward of Tuesday’s recreation in opposition to the Stars.
Kreider missed the Rangers’ win in opposition to the Blackhawks on Sunday, and he has collected simply 13 targets and 15 factors this season — struggling a lot of the 12 months and ending up on the commerce memo that normal supervisor Chris Drury despatched again in November because the Rangers’ slide started.
And on Dec. 23, the Blueshirts made Kreider a wholesome scratch throughout their loss to the Devils.
He missed three video games close to the tip of November as a consequence of again spasms, too, however when addressing the harm after his wholesome scratch in opposition to New Jersey, Kreider mentioned, “Everybody is playing through something. Feel pretty good right now.”
In a corresponding transfer, the Rangers are anticipated to recall Matt Rempe earlier than Tuesday’s recreation.
Rempe nonetheless must serve the ultimate recreation of an eight-game suspension and received’t be capable to play in opposition to Dallas, however he’d be out there when the Rangers play the Devils on Thursday.
The Rangers have already been pressured to navigate with out goaltender Igor Shesterkin, on injured reserve with an upper-body harm, for the previous three video games.
