Day: November 15, 2016

Forty eight hours ago, give or take a couple, the Rangers let the public know that Chris Kreider would not be dressing for Sunday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers.  In fact Kreider wasn’t even in Edmonton for the game, and was instead in some undisclosed location being evaluated.

The news remains limited, with Alain Vigneault simply saying he had no update, and that they hope to know more within the next two days.  There has been some idle speculation that the young power forward may be being evaulated for a concussion, but Vigneault neither confirmed, nor denied when queried.

The Rangers announced today that Pavel Buchnevich and Chris Kreider remain out with undisclosed injuries, paving the way for Cristoval Nieves to make his NHL debut.  Nieves will wear #67, and will become the 1025th player to appear in a regular season game for the New York Rangers.

Drafted in 2012 in the second round, Nieves caught the eye of Head Coach Alain Vigneault during training camp, and was one of the last players to be sent down.  He brings speed and size to the lnie-up, and is second in points for the Hartford Wolf Pack with one goal and five assists.