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New York Rangers injury update: Adam Fox ‘trending’ to return for important game against Blue Jackets
Source: https://www.foreverblueshirts.com/n...update-adam-fox-trending-return-blue-jackets/
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Heading into, perhaps, their biggest game of the season, the New York Rangers very well may get one of their most important players back in the lineup.
Rangers coach Peter Laviolette told reporters after the morning skate Saturday that Adam Fox is “trending” toward returning later that night against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a crucial clash at Nationwide Arena.
Fox has missed eight games since sustaining an upper-body injury against the New York Islanders on Feb. 25. He’s been skating with the Rangers on their current road trip, and shed his no-contact jersey in an optional practice Friday.
At the morning skate, Fox worked on the top power-play unit, a spot he’s held down for years. That appeared to be a sign Fox is good to go after the three-week absence. The Rangers didn’t take line rushes, so there was no other clear indication he might, or might not, play against the Blue Jackets.
Interestingly, veteran defenseman Carson Soucy was among the last players on the ice at the morning skate, remaining on with recent scratches Calvin de Haan and Juuso Parssinen. That could be another sign that Fox will play Saturday, as is him being removed from the injured reserve list Saturday afternoon.
Soucy has played all four games since the Rangers acquired him ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline from the Vancouver Canucks.
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Zac Jones could remain in Rangers lineup even if Adam Fox returns against Blue Jackets
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If Fox does play, it looks like Zac Jones will remain in the lineup. The 24-year-old puck-moving defenseman rejoined the lineup after Fox was hurt and has three assists in the eight games since. Though the power play is just 2-for-26 with Jones filling in for Fox, Jones is coming off an excellent two-way performance in a 3-2 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
Jones set up a second-period goal off the rush by Jonny Brodzinski in that win and made several key defensive plays with blocks and a quick stick. He has 11 points (one goal, 10 assist) in 36 games this season.
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The Rangers are 3-3-2 without Fox, who leads them with 43 assists and is tied for second with 48 points. Fox is tied for ninth among NHL defensemen in scoring and is fifth in assists.
Entering the game Saturday, the Rangers (32-28-6) and Blue Jackets (31-26-8) each have 70 points, tied for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Columbus has a game in hand and defeated New York 7-3 just six days ago at Madison Square Garden.
This is the final meeting in the season series, which the Rangers lead 2-1-0.
Source: https://www.foreverblueshirts.com/n...update-adam-fox-trending-return-blue-jackets/