Tuesday’s game will be the first of three between the Rangers and Islanders the rest of the regular season, with little margin for error for either team.
The 33-year-old played for Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off and scored a goal in the Rangers’ lopsided loss at Buffalo on Saturday, but was a late scratch after skating pregame before the Blueshirts won in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Mike Woodson’s tenure at Indiana hasn’t gone very well, but he’ll have at least one thing in common with former Hoosiers head coach Bob Knight when he leaves the program at the end of the season.
About the only pain the Rangers managed to inflict on Saturday in a lopsided loss to the Sabres was to Buffalo broadcaster — and the team's former enforcer — Rob Ray.
With Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays unable to reach an extension, another domino fell in what’s sure to be an interesting free agency process.
“Third base is my position. That's what I've played. I don't know what their plans are. I know we had a conversation. I made it clear what my desires were, and yeah, whatever happens from here, I don't know."
Cam Newton’s original comments came on another podcast with former Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, in which Newton said, "I went into a locker room of losers."