Day: December 7, 2018

The Rangers have struggled of late, going 1-4-1 in their last six as they suffered through the loss of several forwards.  As gamely as the team played, it’s been clear that the likes of Timothy Gettinger, Vinni Lettieri and Steven Fogarty are still works in progress rather than regular NHLers who can contribute.

Fogarty is expected to remain in the line-up for at least one more game, but the Rangers will begin to welcome their players back with the return of Vladislav Namestnikov to the line-up tomorrow.  Namestnikov has been out for 11 days after taking a heavy hit in the 4-2 victory over the Senators back on October 26th.  The veteran Russian went through post concussion protocol, and with the Rangers having been off since last Sunday, it has afforded him some extra recovery time.