Buffalo Sabres 29-25-7 65 pts 9th in East
18 games remaining in the regular season for the Rangers and it's easy to say the Rangers playoff hopes rely solely on the shoulders of one man: Henrik Lundqvist. Rangers backup goalie Marty Biron suffered a broken collarbone during practice, so the Rangers have recalled Cam Talbot to back up Lundqvist the rest of the way. With Sather not having picked up a goalie prior to the trade deadline at 3PM yesterday, the Rangers will have to rely heavily on the King and if they want to have any chance of making the playoffs he will need to continue to be the Vezina trophy candidate he has become year in and year out.
At the deadline, Buffalo waived their captain Craig Rivet in order to clear cap and make room in the lineup for a much younger defense core, and also brought in Brad Boyes from St. Louis in exchange for a 2nd round pick. Boyes might just be one of the missing pieces for the Sabres, but the Rangers can dampen their playoff dreams tonight at the Garden with a big win.
Rangers are currently 2-0 this season against Buffalo with a 3-2 win at the Garden and who can forgot Stepan's opening night hat trick in the Rangers 6-3 victory in Buffalo.
More roster updates to come throughout the day.
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