Mike Sullivan Confirms J.T. Miller's Fate For The Remainder Of The New York Rangers Preseason
New York Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan has just confirmed J.T. Miller's availability for the remainder of the preseason, after he sustained an injury.
During the New York Rangers practice on Monday morning, captain J.T. Miller, was forced to exit the ice early after he lunged towards the puck and fell towards the ice in severe pain.
Oh no: Miller went lunging to save a puck here and came up favoring his leg. You can see he's in pain and he heads off to the locker room. #NYR
Certainly a very scary situation, for the New York Rangers and J.T. Miller considering we are just a week away from opening night.
New York Rangers Provide Massive Update On Captain J.T. Miller
However, on Monday night the New York Rangers were able to evaluate J.T. Miller and provide fans with a massive update.
According to several Rangers insiders, J.T. Miller is in fact going to be ok, as it appears he avoided any serious injuries. There's even hope he may practice tomorrow on Tuesday September 30th.
Sounds like the #NYR avoided anything serious with JT Miller. There's even hope he may practice tomorrow.
With that being said, it was also reported that if Miller doesn't return to practice he will be consider day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
J.T. Miller should be fine, per source. There's a good chance he practices tomorrow. If he doesn't he'll be day-to-day.
Certainly some very good news for J.T. Miller and the New York Rangers. However, with that being said, Mike Sullivan did confirm that Miller would be considered day-to-day and will miss practice with a lower-body injury.
The Rangers now only have two more preseason games remaining so it's very unlike that we see Miller until the regular season starts.
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