Rangers injury updates: Mats Zuccarello has brain contusion, briefly lost ability to speak
The following was revealed on Media Break-Up Day regarding player injuries.
Now that the 2014-15 season in over for the New York Rangers, a lot of information regarding injuries is surfacing on Media Break-Up Day. Here is what we know so far (will be updated throughout the day):
Mats Zuccarello suffered a brain contusion. He is healing and expected to make a full recovery.
Zuccarello: brain contusion. Has had imaging that shows resolution but not yet completely healed. Expected to make a full recovery. #NYR
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) June 1, 2015 He temporarily lost the ability to speak and move his arm, and needed the aid of speech therapy.
Zuccarello said he had temporarily lost ability to talk & move his arm. Needed speech therapy. Blood in brain #NYR pic.twitter.com/0CxC67wtLu
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) June 1, 2015 Zuccarello expects to be ready for training camp.
#NYR @zuccarello36 expects to be ready for Training Camp pic.twitter.com/N3jZpw8DO9
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) June 1, 2015 Ryan McDonagh was playing through a fracture in his right foot, while Dan Girardi was playing through an MCL sprain, both suffered in Game 4.
NYR injury news: McDonagh fracture, right foot, Gm 4. Girardi MCL sprain Gm 4, Zuke brain contusion, not yet healed, expect full recovery
— Steve Zipay (@stevezipay) June 1, 2015 McDonagh will remain on crutches and in walking boot for 4 weeks, then will be re-evaluated. Doesn't think surgery is necessary.
#NYR captain @RMcDonagh27 says the he will remain in walking boot and on crutches for 4 weeks then will be re-evaluated
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) June 1, 2015 Marc Staal played through an ankle hairline fracture suffered in the regular season.
More NYR injury news: Staal, hairline fracture, ankle, suffered in regular season
— Steve Zipay (@stevezipay) June 1, 2015 Keith Yandle confirmed he suffered a sprained AC joint (shoulder) in the Pittsburgh series, but got better as playoffs progressed.
Yandle (who kept his beard) confirms he was injured on that Comeau hit vs Pitt but got healthier thru playoffs, culminating in big ECFinal
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) June 1, 2015
