Stepan: Fractured Fibula

This is really bad news.   We're probably talking months and not weeks, but the hockey gods have once again conspired to screw up the beginning of a Derek Stepan season.     When he gets back, we'll probably see Stepan-lite as we always do in after these weird beginnings.  Hopefully, we're still in position to make the playoffs and he can be the real Stepan again by then, but it's going to be tough.

This probably does create another opening for a kid, so 2 of Miller, Lindberg and Hayes, could make the team, unless they go for an outside solution or stick with Lombardi, who looked slow and weak on Monday.

Just terrible news for the Rangers.