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Rangers' Adam Fox 'Trend' to return to Blue Jackets on Saturday

The top Blueliner in Manhattan seems to approach his return to the line -up.

When the head coach of New York Rangers spoke to reporters after the morning skate, Peter Laviolette, the defender Adam Fox revealed against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the game on Saturday evening.

Pro Peter Baugh from The athleteFOX is no longer listed on the injured reserve on the NHL media page.

Fox has been in the IR since the end of February with an injury to the upper body. He suffered the injury during a game against the rival New York Islanders on February 25, which led to the 27-year-old saw a low season of 17:48 ICE time. The blues shirts won the game 5-1.

Fox missed the last eight games of the rangers, in which the team managed to stay afloat, where he went 3-3-2 with 3-2 during this time and lost a four-game loss with a victory against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday evening.

Before the injury, the New York Jericho native had played every game this season and scored five goals and 43 templates for 48 points. He heads Ranger -Deforitor as a goal and is fifth among all NHL defenders in helpers. Fox had also published points in each of his last seven appearances and eight during this period.

Fox had a good game in February. THe lost Americans to Canada in the championship game.

Fox played all of his NHL career with the Rangers over five seasons and won the Norris Trophy as the top defender of the league in 2021. In 415 games he scored 58 goals and 298 assists for 356 points, including 39 points in 46 post-season competitions.

The meeting of the Rangers (32-28-6) with the blue jackets is of crucial importance. While the two teams take fourth place in the Metropolitan Division, Columbus is the one who holds second place for Wild Card in the Eastern Conference.