Durzi to IR, Reimer on Waivers as Korpisalo Nears Return
Durzi has been playing through something for a while. Now the Rangers are making it official, and James Reimer's time in New York may be coming to an end.
With defenseman Sean Durzi set to miss his third consecutive game, the New York Rangers have officially moved him to injured reserve. Additionally, James Reimer will still back up Dylan Garand in Thursday night's outing against the Philadelphia Flyers, but he is being placed on waivers.
#NYR Sean Durzi is going on IR, retroactive to Oct. 26.
— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) November 5, 2026
Also James Reimer has been placed on waivers. He will still backup Dylan Garand tonight, but this is next step in Joonas Korpisalo impending return.
Durzi has taken several maintenance days from practice leading up to his initial absence against the Edmonton Oilers. It is clear that Durzi has been battling something, but the cause and diagnosis of the injury remain undisclosed. No stranger to playing a demanding style of hockey, Durzi has blocked some shots and taken a couple of hits hard into the boards in recent outings.
As for the goaltending situation, Joonas Korpisalo is coming off his first game of the season as part of a conditioning stint with the Hartford Wolf Pack. Despite the loss, Korpisalo stopped 34 of 37 shots against the Hershey Bears. The Wolf Pack play again Friday, as the Rangers head out on a West Coast road trip that kicks off with a Saturday night contest against the Seattle Kraken.
Korpisalo's conditioning stint may continue, but it does sound like he is expected to join the team at some point during this road trip.
Sullivan said they have a certain amount of games in mind for Korpisalo's conditioning stint but declined to reveal how many. He did say he expects him to make the trip out west with #NYR -- if not at the start then at least joining the team somewhere along the way -- so it…
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) November 5, 2026
If Reimer clears waivers, he will report to Hartford after appearing in just one period of hockey with the Rangers, during their 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
