Overview
- Vincent Trocheck skated in a red non-contact jersey at practice and will not play Tuesday, with coaches set to reassess his readiness in the coming days.
- He has met the LTIR minimum of 10 games and 24 days following an upper-body injury and is now eligible for activation.
- Teammates described Trocheck’s return to the ice as an energy boost for the group.
- Urho Vaakanainen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury after missing practice, and practice alignments pointed to Matthew Robertson as the likely fill-in if needed.
- The Rangers placed Matt Rempe on IR, recalled Connor Mackey, returned Brennan Othmann to Hartford, and called up Jaroslav Chmelar, while Carolina’s K’Andre Miller will miss Tuesday’s game with a lower-body issue.