New York Rangers forward finally gets clean bill of health, making way for return to team
The New York Rangers have officially activated Sammy Blais from injured reserve, nine months after he was placed on it. That suggests he's healthy enough to start the year after missing nearly the entire season with a torn ACL.
Blais was injured on what many deemed a slewfoot by PK Subban.
Blais was signed to a one-year, $1.525MM contract in June that will leave him an unrestricted free agent next summer.
Blais entered the Rangers lineup and played with his trademark physical, crash-and-bang style but only played 14 games before tearing his ACL. The six-foot-two, 210-pound winger registered four assists in almost 13 minutes of ice time per game.
Blais was acquired last summer by the New York Rangers along with a second round pick in 2022 (Elias Salomonsson) in exchange for Pavel Buchnevich.
The Rangers haven't gotten much of a return on investment so far in this deal, while having to watch Buchnevich have a career year in St.Louis scoring 30 goals and 46 assists in 73 games.
Blais hasn't been able to cement himself as a true NHL regular, although his injuries have definitely played a role in that
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Do you think this was an intentional slewfoot by Subban? | ||
| Intentional | 71 | 59.7 % |
| Accidental | 48 | 40.3 % |
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