Rodrigo Abols exits Rangers vs Flyers game injured

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Some very concerning news surfaced from the New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers game on Saturday as veteran forward Rodrigo Abols exits game with a scary injury.

Early during Saturday’s game in Philadelphia, Abols went down hard along the boards and couldn’t put weight on his leg. Unfortunately, the veteran needed help getting off the ice, and the building got quiet in that instant.

Rodrigo Abols (lower-body) will not return after this…

The #Flyers are falling apart here.

Not long after, the Flyers confirmed the forward would not return, calling it a lower-body injury. Whatever the score said early, it stopped feeling like a normal matinee for a bit.

Injury update: Flyers forward Rodrigo Abols (lower-body) will not return to #NYRvsPHI.

Abols isn’t a headline name, but he’s been a useful depth center for them this season. Playing a total of 38 games with 2 goals and 7 assists.

For the Rangers, this kind of incident also changes how you play shifts, even if you don’t want it to. You keep your game honest, but the pace gets choppier and the benches tighten up fast.

Both teams know the drill in these moments, you finish the period, you don’t take liberties, and you hope the stretcher never comes out. It’s a reminder that the «depth guy» is still a person with a career on the line.

New York Rangers light up the Philadelphia Flyers

I hate seeing any player helped off like that, because you know the pain is real before anyone says a word.

However, the Rangers are playing one of their best games in a very long time, as everyone on the roster seems to have stepped up their game following Chris Drury’s letter.

Mika Zibanejad has been having himself a day as he’s creating all sorts of history, he is now tied with Bill Cook for the most hat tricks in franchise history with nine, and has even tallied the most power-play goals with 117.

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