It was like a huge sigh of relief could be heard coming from the Rangers organization when it found out Monday that Brett Howden wasn’t seriously hurt.
The 20-year-old center had been in a dangerous collision during the team’s 3-1 win over the Sabres on Sunday night at the Garden, getting tangled up before going full-speed and face-first into the backboards. He did not return for “precaution,” the same reason he didn’t practice on Monday.
But Howden strolled into the locker room anyway, saying he felt pretty good after what could have been a very bad situation.