On Tuesday, it was announced that captain Ryan Callahan had suffered a broken thumb during the victory and will be out for three to four weeks. He did not play in the season opener because he was recovering from an offseason shoulder injury.
He is currently tops on the Rangers with two power-play goals and ranks second on the team with three goals overall. He ranks third in hits with 15 and leads all Rangers forwards with eight blocked shots. He is also part of the U.S. Olympic leadership during orientation in August. To deal with Callahan being out, the Rangers have recalled Darroll Powe and brought up goaltender Jason Missiaen to replace Cam Talbot, who was sent back down.
Currently, the Rangers are 2-4-0 which is not bad right now. Going into their West Coast swing, I thought they would do well until they got blown out in San Jose and Anaheim and lost to Phoenix and St. Louis in some heartbreaking losses as well. Losing Callahan really hurts this team because they've got tough teams like Ottawa, Detroit, and the New York Islanders. Powe is certainly not Callahan and doesn't produce as much as he does. I'm going to have to start questioning this team again. That win against Washington might have been a fluke game because Washington certainly didn't play well in that game. I think they'll recover from Callahan and get back into the race. The problem is without Callahan, the leadership role will be hard to come by. The Rangers will have to make do and it isn't an easy road for them coming up.
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