Rangers: Stepan Broken Jaw

The Rangers have lost their best Center.   I wasn't going to write about last night's loss, because I usually don't, and because I was beside myself about the refs.    As I'm sure you saw, Prust put a cheap shot on Stepan early in last night's game, he did with malice and forethought.    Turns out that's what broke Stepan's jaw.  Even though Stepan came back and played valiantly.

He's already had surgery, so he's out of the rest of the postseason.   This was not tit for tat for Carey Price which was an unfortunate accident and the fault of the Canadien who tripped Kreider when he as going full speed.   This was desperate goonery from a team down 2-0.   And not starting the game with a big penalty is probably the reason the Habs could steal it.

Stepan is a very important player for the Rangers, and bring back Brassard for Thursday doesn't really replace him.   It gets even trickier if Carcillo is suspended.

Just a terrible sequence of events, and completely the fault of Prust and the refs.