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Rangers Camp at the Halfway Point: Sykora Out Months, Smits Pushing for Opening Night
The Rangers are two preseason games into a short camp. Opening night against Boston is next Tuesday, and Jim Cerny runs through who's up and who's down.
Adam Sykora will miss 4-5 months with a lower-body injury from Monday's game against the Devils. Jim didn't see a path for Sykora to the opening-night roster, but his energy and leadership will be missed in Hartford. The upside is depth. Eeli Tolvanen joins the bottom six, and Liam Greentree and Cole Beaudoin are pushing from the AHL.
Alberts Smits is the story of camp. The No. 5 overall pick has skated with the NHL group and alongside Braden…
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