The New York Rangers are coming off their third consecutive home game in which they couldn't score a goal. The Rangers aren't freaking out by any means, as they are expressing confidence that they can break out of their funk at home.
The team is without assistant captain Vincent Trocheck, who left the team's second game of the season against the Buffalo Sabres with what was described as an upper body injury. The news wasn't great initially, as Trocheck was described as "week-to-week" with the injury. That news was already concerning, but now, the Rangers gave fans more reason to worry.
On Wednesday, the Rangers placed Trocheck on long-term injured reserve, according Vince Mercogliano of The Athletic. With this news, Trocheck will have to miss a minimum of 10 games or 24 days.
#NYR are placing Vincent Trocheck on LTIR.
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) October 15, 2025
Rangers place Vincent Trocheck on long-term injured reserve
The Rangers also made a corresponding move, recalling defenseman Scott Morrow from AHL Hartford.
Shortly after the aforementioned Sabres game, Rangers fans expected Trocheck would be out for quite some. But being placed on long-term injured reserve? That's not great.
Trocheck was a pivotal player in the Rangers' recent success ever since joining the team in 2022. Just two seasons ago, Trocheck made the All-Star Game after putting up a career-high 77 points. Not only that, he helped the Rangers clinch the President's Trophy for most points by a team, and reach the Eastern Conference Finals after scoring eight goals and recording 12 assists in 16 playoff games.
Last season, Trocheck scored 26 goals and recorded 33 assists in 82 games. Through two games this year, he recorded one assist in 28:20 minutes of ice time.
The Rangers knew Trocheck would be sidelined for some time, but now, they made it official by moving him onto the long-term injured reserve.