The Rangers returned defenseman Zac Jones to AHL Hartford forward of their 3-2 victory over the Capitals within the regular-season finale Friday evening on the Backyard.
The plan, nonetheless, is for Jones to rejoin the Rangers so as to add depth prematurely of the playoffs, together with Nils Lundkvist, Matthew Robertson, Jarred Tinordi, Lauri Pajuniemi, Tim Gettinger and Keith Kinkaid, The Publish’s Larry Brooks reported.
Jones logged 22:55 of ice time within the Rangers’ 4-3 loss to the Canadiens on Wednesday, when head coach Gerard Gallant opted to maintain seven of his core gamers out of the lineup as a precaution. It was his twelfth NHL sport of the season and his first since Feb. 27.
However with regulars coming again in for Recreation 82, Jones was despatched again to Hartford in what was a paper transaction, contemplating the Wolf Pack’s season is over. Although the Wolf Pack didn’t qualify for the AHL playoffs, Jones mentioned he was capable of get numerous ice time all through the 2021-22 season and that it was an excellent studying expertise.
“I’m simply ready,” Jones mentioned on Wednesday. “It’ll come when it comes, in my thoughts. I’m probably not too frightened about it. Simply bought to maintain engaged on my sport and hold engaged on what I do know I must get higher at and finally I’ll be up right here.
“It’s simply going to take time, so every time it comes it comes.”
Jones has labored his approach up the Rangers’ defensive depth chart. The Rangers’ prime 4 defensemen have been set in stone, and the underside pair already has three candidates in Braden Schneider, Patrik Nemeth and Justin Braun, so Jones remains to be on the outs.
“I’m going to take each alternative I get and run with it,” Jones mentioned.
The Rangers’ introduced staff awards on Friday. Goaltender Igor Shesterkin was named Group MVP. Barclay Goodrow and Jacob Trouba have been introduced as co-winners of Gamers’ Gamers, which is voted on by their Rangers teammates. The media-voted Good Man award, which acknowledges a participant for cooperation with the media all through the season, went to Ryan Strome.
Andrew Copp (lower-body damage) and Artemi Panarin (upper-body damage) didn't take part in morning skate Friday and have been held out of the lineup for a second straight sport. Each forwards sustained accidents within the 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday.
They're each nonetheless on tempo to be prepared for the playoffs, in keeping with Gallant.
Tyler Motte, who suffered a “important” upper-body damage earlier this month, remains to be not skating, in keeping with Gallant. The coach wouldn’t reveal whether or not Motte could be obtainable later within the postseason, however famous that the trade-deadline acquisition was getting higher.
“He’s not going to be obtainable for the subsequent couple of minutes, however we’ll see day-to-day after that,” Gallant mentioned.
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