Jimmy Vesey News

Vesey played just 6:08 last year before leaving the contest. Vesey is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, which suggests that he won’t play in Detroit on Friday. Expect Evan Rodrigues to replace him in the lineup.

Vesey has seen his playing time decrease recently and will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday after playing a season-low 9:56 TOI on Monday. Filip Chytil will replace him in the lineup.

Vesey will miss his second straight straight game with a concussion but he skated this morning and is progressing according to Alain Vigneault. Vesey does not have a timetable for his return, so monitor his status as the week progresses.

Vesey left Saturday’s game after being hit by Filip Forsberg, a play that resulted in an injury for Vesey and a three-game suspension for Forsberg. Vesey has been ruled out for Monday’s game in Dallas and is expected to be replaced by Vinni Lettieri. Monitor Vesey’s status heading into Wednesday’s game vs. the Bruins.

Vesey was injured late in in Tuesday’s loss in Brooklyn and is listed as day-to-day. Tuesday was a rough night for the Rangers, who lost two other players in addition to Vesey. Michael Grabner will be back in the lineup for Vesey.

Vesey is apparently dealing with an upper-body injury after Tuesday’s game and is questionable for Thursday’s game in Winnipeg. He will travel with the team, but there’s no guarantee that he will play.

Vesey, 23, opted not to sign with the Predators after finishing up his college career at Harvard and also decided not to sign with Buffalo after his rights were acquired in June. He became a free agent last Tuesday and his lengthy process finally ended with him signing with the Rangers. The reigning Hobey Baker award winner is coming off 24 goals and 22 assists (46 points) in 33 games with Harvard.