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Injury Updates: Eminger Out 8-10 Weeks, Sauer, Staal, Wolski, Bickel/Erixon Recalled

Found December 19, 2011 on The Rangers Tribune: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Steve Eminger,  John Tortorella,  Michael Sauer,  Marc Staal,  Dan Girardi,  Wojtek Wolski,  Stu Bickel,  Tim Erixon
TEAMS: New York Rangers,  Phoenix Coyotes,  New Jersey Devils
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The New York Rangers released plenty of information regarding their long list of injured players today, so here goes nothing.... Steve Eminger: Eminger left Saturday's game against the Phoenix Coyotes in the second period after separating his shoulder on a hard hit that he took into the boards. Head coach John Tortorella said today that Eminger will miss eight to ten weeks with the injury, but he will not require surgery, per Andrew Gross.  That's yet another top seven defenseman out of the lineup for quite a while with an injury of some sort, and that is really upsetting for Steve on a personal note, as this officially eliminates him from participating in the Winter Classic on January 2.  Michael Sauer: John Tortorella also said today after practice that defenseman Michael Sauer is nowhere near returning and has not been around the team much since suffering a concussion several games ago. That's not good news for the Rangers, who rely on Sauer to fill an important...
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