Per Andrew Gross,
Rangers GM Glen Sather said this afternoon that Marc Staal is scheduled to fly
to Europe to meet the team on Thursday or Friday of this week. That is great news for those who were worried
about him not taking the flight with the team today. Sather added that Staal is in excellent shape
and that he is confident he will be ready when the season starts.
Even more interesting than that is Sather saying that the
problem with Staal might not be
a concussion at all and could be something more along the lines of
migraines or a slipped disc. While
migraines or a slipped disc are certainly not good issues to have, the
treatment for them is more understood. That will something interesting to follow
over the next few days and see what the organization has to say on that.
In other injury news, Wojtek Wolski is out tonight with a slight groin
pull and Carl Hagelin will take his place. This is yet another chance for
Hagelin to make an impression in hopes of making the lineup. Hagelin has not been very impactful in the
first two games, but he has shown some of the work down low, and plays away
from the puck along with his noted speed.
Tonight he will be in the lineup with Zuccarello, Avery, Christensen,
Weise and Ryan Bourque who have to be considered the competition for the final
couple forward spots so it is time to step it up.
