NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alain Vigneault didn’t use the word concussion, but he didn’t need to.
The Rangers coach made it pretty clear what was likely wrong with Marc Staal and Jimmy Vesey, his two players who were both forced from the team’s 5-2 loss to the Predators on Saturday night with separate unpenalized hits to the head.
“They both took shots to the head, so they were held off,” Vigneault said. “We’ll know more [Sunday].”
Staal, the defenseman with a long history of concussions, was plowed head-first into the boards by Predators defenseman Alexei Emelin with 11:12 remaining in the second period.