Adam Fox's Replacement in New York Revealed
A huge hole has been left in the New York Rangers lineup after the injury to Adam Fox. We now know who his replacement will be.
Fox Suffers Major Injury
Adam Fox suffered what we now know is a major injury in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
As a result of the play Adam Fox will now be out long term. He was placed on LTIR by the New York Rangers yesterday.
Louis Domingue has been called up, Igor Shesterkin was also a little nicked up last night. Jonathan Quick was scheduled to start on Saturday anyway.
With such a big hole in the New York Rangers lineup fans and media have been wondering who would step up. Today we got our answer as to the first plan to try and replace Fox.
Rangers Reveal Fox's Replacement
The New York Rangers had their first practice since the injury to Fox. This allowed media and fans to see what the Rangers lineup would look like without him. It sounds as though veteran defenseman Erik Gustafsson will get the first crack at top powerplay minutes.
It's safe to assume that Gustafsson will also see an increased role at 5v5 with Fox out. In 10 games this season Gustafsson has 4 points. He has shown an ability to be a high-end offensive defenseman in the past. In 2018-19 Gustafsson had 60 points in 79 games.
If the Rangers are going to continue to succeed they will need Gustafsson to find some of the 2019 magic. The first opportunity for the 31-year-old to show his worth in his new role will be tonight against the Minnesota Wild
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 4 | 33 ANSWERS Adam Fox's Replacement in New York Revealed Will Erik Gustafsson get back to his 2018-19 level of play with Fox out? | ||
| Yes | 14 | 42.4 % |
| No | 19 | 57.6 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Owen Power | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||