ST. LOUIS — This was going to represent a new beginning for Dan Girardi, who suffered through a miserable, injury-racked (or wrecked) 2015-16.
But two games into the new season, the veteran defenseman is injured once again, though neither the issue that forced him out of Saturday’s match 4:53 into the second period nor its severity were known immediately.
If Kevin Klein, who has missed the first two games with back spasms, is unable to play in Monday’s match at the Garden against the Sharks, coach Alain Vigneault will have to turn to Dylan McIlrath — a healthy scratch in the first two games — on the right side.