After going with almost their entire forward roster
yesterday, Dan Rosen of NHL.com tweeted
that the New York Rangers are going with a thin roster today in Henrik
Lundqvist’s return to Frolunda.
NYR going w/ thin lineup. Anisimov, Gaborik, Richards, Callahan, Dubi, Stepan, Girardi, Fedotenko, McDonagh, Sauer, Eminger all scratched.
With that list of scratches that would leave the Rangers without
most of their top offensive and defensive players today, but it also leads to a
different kind of intrigue as much of the lineup will be those players battling
for roster spots. Up front the Rangers
will still have Boyle, Wolski, Prust, Zuccarelo and Rupp, but on the blue line
it will be all AHL and prospects in the lineup. This should mean another look at Dylan McIlrath while Del Zotto, Erixon, Bell, and Bickel continue their battle to crack the roster.
In other news, Rosen reports that Michael Sauer is back at practice today, though he was skating with the scratches, which is very good news that his recently sprained shoulder is getting better and he should be ready for next week's opener.
