The separated shoulder sustained by Matt Beleskey and the concussion incurred by Boo Nieves will pin salary-cap charges on the Rangers through the early weeks of the season.
Injured players cannot be placed on waivers, so that means Beleskey, who suffered a shoulder separation fighting with New Jersey’s Eric Gryba on Monday, will be placed on IR during a recovery that may take up to a month. The same applies to Nieves, sidelined indefinitely after taking a blow to the head from Gryba in New Jersey one week earlier.
The Rangers will be hit with a daily prorated amount of the $1.