Adam Fox during Rangers training camp at the MSG Training Center in Tarrytown on Jan. 10. Credit: NY Rangers/Nick Homler
Every team has injuries, of course, so losing defenseman Jacob Trouba for 4-6 weeks to a broken thumb isn’t something the Rangers have time to feel sorry for themselves about. As they entered Thursday’s game in Philadelphia against the Flyers – their first road game since Jan. 28 in Buffalo – the Rangers were saying all the right things about needing other people to step up their play to make up for Trouba’s absence.
"Yeah, listen it's a big blow, but in this shortened season and these circumstances, every team has it,’’ coach David Quinn said after practice Wednesday.