New York Rangers confirm veteran will likely miss opening night roster due to injury
The Rangers will be down a veteran forward for a few weeks, as Jimmy Vesey is still remains out with an ongoing injury.
The 31-year-old, would slowly crumble onto the ice in pain, and slowly limp off the ice back to the locker rooms.
The team will have to search their depth options to find a viable, fourth-line forward who can grind it out, play defense and retrieve pucks.
The injury leaves a spot on the fourth line and penalty kill, and it is up for grabs.
Someone will have to make a name for himself and compete for the spot, while Vesey is out.
Since then, things still haven't gotten better for Jimmy Vesey so the big question still remains, who will take over Vesey's spot in the lineup?
Adam Edstrom has been the player who has been considered the best option to fill the spot. He's been competing with Matt Rempe for ice time and now the Rangers could end up using both physical and towering forwards.
Veterans Sam Carrick and Jonny Brodzinski have been touted as worthy options as well.
To even consider rostering 13 forwards, the Rangers will have to place Vesey and Ryan Lindgren on IR. We're not sure of Vesey's injury status yet, but when the team is informed, they'll have to consider how to handle his salary, if he's slated for IR or not. They'll also have to consider whether cutting back on 7 defensemen is a sound strategy while Lindgren is out as well.
In the meantime, both Lindgren and Vesey will have to be out for 10 games or 24 days to be on LTIR.
The Rangers could use that cap flexibility roster, Rempe and Edstrom.
| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 6 | 116 ANSWERS New York Rangers confirm veteran will likely miss opening night roster due to injury Who do you think the is more likely to replace Jimmy Vesey? | ||
| Sam Carrick | 18 | 15.5 % |
| Adam Edstrom | 83 | 71.6 % |
| Matt Rempe | 15 | 12.9 % |
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