Per Mollie Walker, the A NY Rangers emergency recall to address the shorthanded roster issues plaguing them this weekwill not be allowed. This leaves the Rangers shorthanded with just 5 defensemen for the next two games: Ottawa tonight and Boston on Saturday.
Usually the league allowed recalls on an emergency basis for teams in this situation. The crux of the issue is the Rangers created this emergency themselves. Ryan Lindgren was already hurt and K’Andre Miller was already suspended, and they could have used a normal call up to address the issue.