It was confirmed by the Rangers and Torts that defenseman Michael Sauer has been diagnosed with a concussion and will not play tomorrow night against the Tampa Bay Lightening. Sauer is listed as "day-to-day". Anton Stralman will likely be inserted into the lineup for just his second game as a New York Ranger (his first being the loss against Florida) because the Rangers have not announced any cal ups. The seriously weakened defensive pairings will most likely look like this-
McDonagh-Girardi
Eminger-Del Zotto
Stralman-Woywitka
Concerning possible call ups, Tim Erixon, who played with the Rangers in the beginning of the season due to Sauer's shoulder injury, is still suffering from an undisclosed injury and is also listed as "day-to-day". If Sauer is out for a while, the Rangers might need to make a trade, especially with the concussion Marc Staal has been dealing with.
In other injury news, Mike Rupp practiced with the team (wearing a non-contact jersey) for the first time since his knee surgery.
Rangers prospect and first round draft pick J.T. Miller was selected to attend the USA National team evaluation camp.
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