Rangers' Richards Sits: Brad Richards confirmed that he will be a healthy scratch for Thursday's Game 4 against the Bruins, the Associated Press reports. (Updated 5/23/13)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/24/13).
Fantasy Analysis
Brad Richards has struggled to produce throughout the playoffs, with the report suggesting that the well-compensated center may be a candidate to have his contract bought out by the Rangers after this season. (Updated 5/23/13).
05/23/2013 22:08 Kreider keeps Rangers' season alive with overtime goal
Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
05/23/2013 18:47 Rangers' Richards Sits
Richards confirmed that he will be a healthy scratch for Thursday's Game 4 against the Bruins, the Associated Press reports.Richards has struggled to produce throughout the playoffs, with the report suggesting that the well-compensated center may be a candidate to have his contract bought out by the Rangers after this season.
05/23/2013 11:42 Rangers' Richards Healthy Scratch For Game 4
Richards will reportedly be a healthy scratch for Thursday's game 4 against Boston, reports Newsday's Steve Zipay.No official word yet, but it appears head coach John Tortorella will look to shake things up in order to stave off elimination in the playoffs. After closing the regular season on a six-game point streak, Richards has notched just one goal in 10 games this post season.
05/23/2013 11:37 Rangers To Scratch Richards
Richards will be scratched for Thursday's Game 4 against the Bruins.Richards, who racked up 34 points in 46 regular season games, has just one goal in 10 playoff games to date and after seeing just 8:10 worth of ice time in Tuesday's Game 3, his scratch Thursday is not the biggest surprise.
Last season's huge free-agent acquisition had an up-and-down first year in New York, but he managed to piece together a solid season with 25 goals and 41 assists. The 32-year-old shoud feel more comfortable as he enters his second year with the Rangers and will likely improve upon last season's totals as he likely will center a line with newcomer, Rick Nash. Brad Richards was probably taken a little too high in fantasy drafts last year, but savvy owners should be able to parlay his shaky 2011-12 season into solid value in their 2012-13 drafts. (Updated 8/14/12)
