Staal and Prust Sit Out Scrimmages
Larry Brooks of the NY Post has tweeted that the Rangers are holding out Marc Staal from contact drills, and the first three preseason games as a precaution against recurrence of post-concussion symptoms he experienced over the summer.
Staal has been cleared to play, but the Rangers are being very cautious with their leading defenseman, who traces the symptoms back to a hit in the February 22nd matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes. In that game, his older brother Eric Staal caught him along the defensive side boards.