{"id":19703,"date":"2017-12-01T21:06:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T02:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=19703"},"modified":"2017-12-01T21:06:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T02:06:18","slug":"ryan-mcdonagh-good-to-be-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/12\/01\/ryan-mcdonagh-good-to-be-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan McDonagh: Good To Be Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan McDonagh<\/a><\/strong> is back on the ice tonight after recovering from an abdominal strain that led him to miss the last four consecutive games for the New York Rangers<\/a>. The Madison Square Garden<\/a>\u00a0faithful breathe a sigh of relief as the devoted captain is deemed fit enough to return this evening against\u00a0the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ryan McDonagh<\/a>: Good To Be Back<\/h1>\n

After a successful training session on Thursday, McDonagh spoke to RangersTV<\/a> about his injury progress. He stated, \u201cIt\u2019s come a long way here in the last few days, felt really good, not really thinking about it anymore and obviously that\u2019s a good sign.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ryan McDonagh has been fortunate as the Rangers have won three out of four without him in the lineup this season. However, it has been noted in the past that the Rangers defense has sometimes been inconsistent. The last game against the Florida Panthers<\/a>\u00a0was an\u00a0example of this. Defenceman\u00a0Brendan Smith<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s sloppy play on the left side led to Denis Malgin<\/a><\/strong> scoring the game-winning goal late in the third period.<\/p>\n

What Does The Captain Bring To The Table?<\/h2>\n
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AV confirms @RMcDonagh27 will return to the #NYR<\/a> lineup. Kampfer will come out.<\/p>\n

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n