Rangers D Alberts Smits (upper body) out week to week

New York Rangers rookie defenseman Alberts Smits is out week to week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Monday. Smits, who became the highest-drafted Latvian player when he was selected fifth overall in this year's NHL Draft, was a late scratch ahead of New York's 4-3 victory over Seattle on Saturday night.

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