Losing top defenseman Adam Fox is the last thing that the New York Rangers need right now, but the unfortunate reality is that is their current situation. Fox has been placed on Injured Reserve by the Rangers after getting hurt during their 6-1 win over the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Tuesday night.

The New York Rangers are in the playoff hunt despite inconsistent play and defensive struggles, but now they will have to find a way to win games without star defenseman Adam Fox.

This, of course, may be regarded as not fair but I believe that the Rangers are better off without Adam Fox than the Fox we saw before he got hurt. Call it addition by subtraction.

Shane Wright scored on the power play and Kaapo Kakko added a pair of assists for the Seattle Kraken, but they couldn't dig out of a three-goal deficit in a 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

The New York Rangers reportedly are placing Adam Fox on injured reserve after their star defenseman was hurt in a