Despite return to practice, Rangers' Zuccarello still far from return
A familiar face in Mats Zuccarello finally joined the Rangers in practice on Monday, but according to head coach Alain Vigneault, the winger probably won't make an imminent return.
"I work with the players that are available," Vigneault told reporters Tuesday. "I don’t worry about the ones that are not. I just love having Zuccy around because he smiles a lot. But other than that, I’m not thinking about him. He’s not ready to play."
Zuccarello was struck in the head by a slap shot in Game 5 of the Rangers' first-round series against the Penguins and has not played since. The forward was logging over 15 minutes of ice time per game and had two points (both assists) in the playoffs before suffering the injury.
(h/t New York Daily News)
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