A key forward for the New York Rangers has suffered a significant setback just days into preseason play, ending any hopes of competing for a roster spot early in the season. Reports indicate the player left a preseason game with a lower-body injury and is now expected to be sidelined for several months. The injury occurred during a contest where he was already dealing with lingering issues from a previous setback. With his season now in doubt, the team’s preseason roster battle has effectively concluded before it could begin.

A preseason roster battle for the New York Rangers is over before it began. After leaving the Rangers’ preseason contest on Monday with a lower-body injury, The Athletic reports that forward Adam Sykora will miss the next four to five months, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano. At the time that Sykora first suffered the injury earlier […]