Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi will be out two weeks to allow a wound in his right ankle to fully heal, coach Alain Vigneault said this morning, adding some urgency to general manager Jeff Gorton’s hunt for an extra defenseman.
With Kevin Klein (back spasms) still out, Steven Kampfer was recalled from Hartford to dress for tonight’s game against Washington, when Kevin Shattenkirk will make his Capitals debut. Shattenkirk was not at the team’s skate but will be available to the media at 4:45 p.m., the team said.
In an ideal world, the Rangers would have had Shattenkirk in uniform tonight, but the Capitals agreed to send a first-round draft pick this summer, a second-round pick next season and two players to St.