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Callahan’s Injury A Bad Break for the Blueshirts
by Patrick Hoffman on 04/05/11 at 06:41 PM ET
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After not having the Internet from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at work, it was terrible to turn on NHL Home Ice in my car and hear that New York Rangers’ forward Ryan Callahan suffered a fractured ankle and will be out indefinitely.
Next to goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, Callahan has been the team’s most valuable player. He puts up points (23-25-48 in 60 games), he blocks shots, he hits, he plays on the power play, he kills penalties and leads on and off the ice.
What hurts the most is that if and when the Rangers do clinch a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and begin the first round, they will be missing a player that is considered the heart and soul of this Blueshirts’ hockey club. Rangers’ team captain Chris Drury said as much today to team web beat writer Jim Cerny:
“You really can’t say enough good things about (Callahan) as a person, as a player, as a leader in this organization,” said Drury on Tuesday. “We’re going to miss him, and miss him a lot. He plays in every situation, and does all the little things, and does all the big things. This is going to be a big loss for us.”
Much like they have done all season, every one on the team will have to raise a game another level not only to get into the postseason, but if they want to go far and potentially see Callahan skating with them for a chance to win hockey’s holy grail.
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Damn Chara and his booming shot anyways.
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 04/05/11 at 08:03 PM ET
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Ridiculously bad luck. And it comes at a really awful time.
Posted by SYF from the bottom of my, what, 11teenth pint of Guinness? on 04/05/11 at 07:42 PM ET