Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants says Chris Drury was not at practice today and that there is still no timetable for his return.
In a scary moment at practice, P.A. Parenteau was injured when a shot by Christopher Higgins deflected and hit him in the right ear. Parenteau had to be helped off the ice and was shaken for but returned within a few minutes. “I’m fine now,” Parenteau said in the dressing room afterwards, with blood pooling in his right ear.
...Higgins now has a better percentage hitting teammates with the puck than the back of the net.
The lines remained the same from Saturday's game vs. the Senators.
Gross also has a post on Tortorella looking to increase Wade Redden's power play time, while pulling back time from Marc Staal...
“He’s met us halfway, I think he’s played decently for us,” Tortorella said of Redden. “I look at Reds, we’re trying to rehabilitate him. He very well recognizes it. I think he assessed his play last year, where he wants to play better. I think he has. I think he’s been steady. I don’t think he’s been great. I don’t think he’s been bad. He’s been steady and that’s what we need out of him, especially with four young guys back there. He has steadied himself and it’s a road he continues to build on and that’s what we’re cognizant of. If he steadies himself and we think he can handle more, we’ll give him more.”
While, Steve Zipay at Blue Notes has this quote from Torts...
"We’re looking to maybe expand his (Redden’s) role a little bit, and we’re also a little concerned with Marc (Staal), that he gets the most important part of his game down, and that’s the 5 on 5," coach John Tortorella said today."
...while Redden will never be worth his contract he has definitely put together a solid season.
...will be nice to see Staal focus on what he's best at which is shutting down the opponent's best players.
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