Another blow was landed upon the New York Rangers’ miserable season when the team placed struggling star forward Chris Kreider on injured reserve Tuesday, retroactive to Jan. 5. Kreider sat out the Rangers’ win on Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks while he continued to deal with what is perceived to be a lingering back

In a corresponding move, the Rangers called up Matt Rempe, who was sent down to Hartford on Monday when Arthur Kaliyev got claimed off waivers. Rempe still needs to sit out one more game after being suspended eight games for boarding and elbowing Dallas' Miro Heiskanen back on Dec. 20.

Rangers forward Chris Kreider said he was ready to “take the lessons” from his healthy scratch last Monday’s game against the Devils and move on.

The New York Rangers announced on Sunday that Chris Kreider is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. UPDATE: Chris Kreider (upper body, day-to-day) will not play today. — NY Rangers PR (@NYR_PR) January 5,

The New York Rangers fueled speculation as they scratched Chris Kreider from the lineup against their Hudson River rivals, the New Jersey Devils. Kreider was asked about it Friday by Newsday's Colin Stephenson.

The longest-tenured New York Rangers veteran on the Blueshirts' roster — Chris Kreider — has been placed on the Injured Reserve retroactive to Sunday, leaving h

The New York Rangers have suffered through an inexplicable skid, losing 16 of their last 22 games and tumbling out of the playoff race. It’s all the more strange considering they entered the season wi

New York Rangers placed forward Chris Kreider on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Due to the ailment, the 33-year-old missed this past Sunday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Tuesday was a day of good news, bad news for the New York Rangers on the injury front. On the positive side, Igor Skesterkin participated in the morning skate ahead of a home game against the Dallas Stars at Madison Square Garden.