"Late yesterday the Rangers were hit with some more bad injury news, putting Igor Shesterkin on IR with a lower body injury and putting Adam Fox back on LTIR, presumably reaggravating his lower body injury from earlier in the season. The Fox and Shesterkin injuries probably change things for the Rangers, as they are the two most important Rangers on the ice and clearly their two best players."
"Now with the Fox and Shesterkin injuries, it's highly unlikely they can scrape together a long enough run to gain ground on the teams ahead of them. No disrespect to Jonathan Quick, but he's not Igor Shesterkin. Ditto for Braden Schneider and Scott Morrow, who are not Adam Fox. 2. That said, Shesterkin was only placed on IR, not LTIR. He's out at least a week."
"But that doesn't mean he returns immediately. We don't know what the actual injury was, which is definitely one of the more infuriating parts of the CBA. If it's a low grade knee/ankle sprain, then he probably returns pretty quickly. If not, he may very well be out for longer. We just don't know and there's no point in speculating just yet."
Igor Shesterkin was placed on IR with a lower-body injury and Adam Fox was returned to LTIR, likely due to a reaggravation of a prior lower-body issue. Both players rank as the Rangers' most important and best performers, and their absences materially weaken the team's chances to recover from seventh place in the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers have only fielded a full lineup for roughly a dozen games this season, contributing to inconsistent play. Shesterkin is out at least a week with uncertain severity, while Fox faces a minimum three-week or 10-game absence and could be held out through the Olympic break.
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