Lundqvist is injured (2/6 Update: ~one month)

[Section32]

Looks like the puck he took to the neck has caused more damage then originally thought...

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[beowulf]

From this it seems that it is for one game for now.

New York Rangers
G Henrik Lundqvist will be unavailable to the Rangers vs. Bruins on Wednesday, according to Alain Vigneault. G Mackenzie Skapski has been recalled from Hartford (AHL).

 

[SladeWilson23]

Doubt it's anything serious since he did play against Florida, but a puck to the throat should never be taken lightly.

 

[Dellstrom]

Doubt it's anything serious since he did play against Florida, but a puck to the throat should never be taken lightly.

Agreed, it can't be too awful, but there's not much of a point playing him when you don't need to.

Playing your backup against Boston is an automatic win anyway. Talbot will enter Vezina discussion.

 

[RiceCooker]

In Cam we Trust !!

 

[BernieParent]

That was a crazily unlucky sequence. I hope the damage isn't extensive, and he'll be back soon.

 

[aufheben]

Such a dramatic thread title.

 

[NYR89]

Mass panic from Rangerstown

 

[ShootIt]

Doubt it's anything serious since he did play against Florida, but a puck to the throat should never be taken lightly.

Explains how we scored against him 3 times in a single game.

 

[BruinLVGA]

From this it seems that it is for one game for now.

New York Rangers
G Henrik Lundqvist will be unavailable to the Rangers vs. Bruins on Wednesday, according to Alain Vigneault. G Mackenzie Skapski has been recalled from Hartford (AHL).

Noooooo...Mackenzie Skapski nooooooooooo... With a name like that, he will be in net, have the biggest defining moment of his career (beating us hands down) and then fade into the darkness... Noooooo...

People for years will tell the story of how Mackenzie Skapski beat the Bruins on a snowy, cold day in Boston... Book it!

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Agreed, it can't be too awful, but there's not much of a point playing him when you don't need to.

Playing your backup against Boston is an automatic win anyway. Talbot will enter Vezina discussion.

Last time the Rangers played Boston, Talbot was in net and the Bruins won 3-0...

 

[Tarasenko]

When I saw the play the first time, this came to my mind immediately

A puck to the throat can be very, very dangerous and fatal.
I wish a good rehab to King V

 

[Islanderfan17]

I'm kind of shocked, this guy legit never gets injured. Even when he took the puck to the throat the other night, I thought to myself "Yeah, he's going to get up and finish the game." He is one of the healthier goalies I've ever seen.

 

[NYR89]

Edit: Thanks for the help!

 

[SladeWilson23]

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Word expected from NYR this aft on extent of Henrik Lundvist's apparent throat injury. Seemingly lots of concern. We'll see soon enough.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=94326215&postcount=4

 

[SladeWilson23]

 

[PepperKeenan]

I don't like this ****.

 

[Ewan McGregor*]

that sucks. weird how it happens right when Rinne's coming back

 

[Jerk Store*]

Please tell me his face is intact tho...

 

[SladeWilson23]

Certainly doesn't sound promising. He wears a throat protector too, but if the strings are long, and dangly, it doesn't always stay in position. Hope he's ok.

 

[Uncle Dru]

“@NYRangers: #NYR Henrik Lundqvist suffered a neck injury and is out on a day-to-day basis. Further updates will be provided when more info is available.â€

 

[Levitate]

Certainly doesn't sound promising. He wears a throat protector too, but if the strings are long, and dangly, it doesn't always stay in position. Hope he's ok.

He got a stray stick right up under the mask which lifted his head up and exposed his neck right as the Carolina player took the shot and hit him in the throat. It was kind of a ridiculous sequence of events.

So far they're saying day to day, dunno if they'll say more at this point

 

[SladeWilson23]

“@NYRangers: #NYR Henrik Lundqvist suffered a neck injury and is out on a day-to-day basis. Further updates will be provided when more info is available.â€

Doesn't sound too bad if it's just day to day.

 

[hermes3893*]

Last time the Rangers played Boston, Talbot was in net and the Bruins won 3-0...

That had more to do with Stepan being out injured than Talbot being in net.

 

[THall4]

Luckily the Rangers have a very solid backup in Cam Talbot.