Rangers Poised to Place Conor Sheary on LTIR, Recall Three Forwards Before Winter Classic

Overview

• The team said during the game that Noah Laba (upper body) and Conor Sheary (lower body) would not return against the Capitals.
• Reporting from Blueshirt Banter and reporter Peter Baugh indicates Sheary is expected to go on LTIR, with Brett Berard, Anton Blidh and Justin Dowling recalled from AHL Hartford.
• Per the same reporting, Brennan Othmann is being assigned to Hartford for cap considerations, and Laba is not slated for IR but is unlikely for the Jan. 2 event.
• Laba’s injury is linked by multiple reports to a heavy second‑period hit from Washington’s Tom Wilson.
• Top defenseman Adam Fox returned in the Dec. 31 game and recorded a goal and an assist as New York fell to Washington before traveling to Miami for the Winter Classic against Florida.