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Drury Not Ruled Out for Thursday; No AHL Call-ups Coming
The New York Rangers Blog — Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants reports that Chris Drury, who was at the Rangers practice facility briefly and rode the stationary bicycle, was not ruled out by Coach John Tortorella for Thursday’s game against the Thrashers. ...

The Morning Skate: A Headshot Hearing, a Union Adrift and a Lot of Hurting
Slap Shot — ... and were it not for perpetually injured goalie Rick DePietro, the oft-scratched Martinek would qualify as the Isles’ most vulnerable player. Except for the two games that Marian Gaborik missed a few weeks ago, the Rangers had been one of the few teams spared the injury bug. But now, Brandon Dubinsky has a broken hand and Henrik Lundqvist is hampered by what could be a groin pull. Concussed Chris Drury has not been ruled out for Thursday’s game against the Thrashers, although Andrew Gross blogging for The Bergen Record says “that seems like it’s a bit of a stretch.” ...

Rangers hurting
Kuklas Korner — ... either a thigh or a groin issue but he sheepishly admitted he didn’t want to say to much because Tortorella doesn’t like his players talking about their injuries. Lundqvist obviously said too much in Canada when Tortorella said he was being rested for the Flames game and Lundqvist said he was dealing with a minor injury. “It’s not perfect,” Lundqvist said. “I’m still trying to get to 100 percent.” Click here for more.