Injury Report: Dan Boyle - broken hand (4 to 6 weeks)

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Seth Rothman ‏@RothmanHockey now10 seconds ago
Dan Boyle paired with Marc Staal on initial drills.

 

[McDonagh27]

Seth Rothman ‏@RothmanHockey now10 seconds ago
Dan Boyle paired with Marc Staal on initial drills.

Just snatched him up for my Fantasy team as well. So long Kostka

 

[Raspewtin]

The pairings look good on paper, but I don't know if Boyle can play that many minutes.

You can play Boyle with McDonagh when we need goals or to turn the game around, and move Girardi up in tight situations.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Boom!

Seth Rothman ‏@RothmanHockey now29 seconds ago
#Rangers Dan Boyle just blasted one over Lundqvist's shoulder, raised his arms in triumph. Any questions?

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Seth Rothman ‏@RothmanHockey 2m2 minutes ago
Boyle also skating on PP during special teams drills.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

New York Rangers ‏@NYRangers now
Boyle also quarterbacking top power play unit, with Derek Stepan, Rick Nash, Derick Brassard and Marty St. Louis #NYR

 

[nevesis]

“@stevezipay: Reports from #NYR practice: Dan Boyle paired with Marc Staal, and working on PP, signs that he likely will return Thursdayâ€

 

[nevesis]

Boom!

Seth Rothman ‏@RothmanHockey now29 seconds ago
#Rangers Dan Boyle just blasted one over Lundqvist's shoulder, raised his arms in triumph. Any questions?

Sick.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

next man up... you Mcdonagh.

 

[Levitate]

I hope Dan Boyle scores a goal into the oppositions net.

 

[Cassano]

When Boyle comes back:

Staal-Girardi
Moore-Klein
Hunwick-Boyle

Not sure how defense pairings will sort out when McDonagh also comes back. Hunwick has been too reliable to be taken out and Moore was good his first game back.

 

[Riche16]

Do you guys think when Mcdonagh gets back we should put him with Boyle instead of girardi? Staal looks real comfortable with Girardi and has played his best hockey this season with him IMO

Staal and G have played together for a long time... it's natural for them to gel... if we give Staal and Boyle some time maybe he'll look as good (or close) with Boyle and that would bring a lot of balance to the lines?

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Moore is actually playing with Girardi at practice today.

 

[RGY]

This is great news. This team, though not pretty, has hung in there with the injuries. They are over .500 and thats really what you want. They shouldve beat Toronto and Edmonton but its over with move on. Boyle looked solid in game 1 vs STL. Im excited to have him back

 

[bl02]

With the way the powerplay has moved the puck lately if Boyle can do his thing quarter backing the pp it should be exciting

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Seth Rothman ‏@RothmanHockey now27 seconds ago
AV on Boyle: "I think he's going to play." Says still has to talk to trainers, but "he's given us all indications ... that injury's healed."

 

[Vickers8]

Andrew Gross‏@AGrossRecord
Ranger Rants: From today's practice, Vigneault expects D Dan Boyle to make lineup return tomorrow night vs. Avs

 

[Jayevs]

Any updates on Ryan McD?

 

[Vickers8]

Any updates on Ryan McD?

3-4 more weeks

 

[Brooklyn Ranger]

When Boyle comes back:

Staal-Girardi
Moore-Klein
Hunwick-Boyle

Not sure how defense pairings will sort out when McDonagh also comes back. Hunwick has been too reliable to be taken out and Moore was good his first game back.

Except the pairs in practice today were (from Ranger Rants)

Marc Staal-Dan Boyle
John Moore-Dan Girardi
Matt Hunwick-Kevin Klein

Staal and Boyle have been paired together since day one of training camp and I think Girardi will work well together with Moore.

 

[nyr2k2]

3-4 more weeks

According to who?

 

[Nanaki]

It'll be nice to see what we have in Boyle finally. Adding a boost to our PP and not being Kostka are two pretty amazing things I would say.

 

[Nanaki]

3-4 more weeks

Wasn't it 3 to 4 weeks from the beginning? That doesn't seem right.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

According to who?

He was injured 11 days ago, original time was 3-4 weeks, so that's another 10-17 days depending if its the latter, plus probably at least a few practices when healthy. I'd say 3 weeks until he's back on the ice probably makes sense

 

[TheTakedown]

Except the pairs in practice today were (from Ranger Rants)

Marc Staal-Dan Boyle
John Moore-Dan Girardi
Matt Hunwick-Kevin Klein

Staal and Boyle have been paired together since day one of training camp and I think Girardi will work well together with Moore.

if these lineups perform well, I'm hoping Hunwick simply gets swapped out for McDonagh, and that unit of McD-Klein becomes the top pairing... Moore is a faster straight line skater than McD imo, which suits him well with Girardi...

I just want McD away from Girardi only because I feel like McD is better suited to play with someone with a tad more IQ... call me short sighted or blinded, thats just my gut feeling