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07:30 AM ET 10.28 | The Rangers' two most important players were nowhere to be found at practice Tuesday, both held off the ice for collisions of much different kinds that were frightening for far different reasons. Henrik Lundqvist was driving to practice Tuesday on the northbound side of a rain-soaked Saw Mill River Parkway when his car lost the road and hit a guardrail off the shoulder. Lundqvist was unhurt, and no other cars were involved, the team said, giving no indication that he should be held out of tonight's game at Nassau Coliseum. Marian Gaborik, meanwhile, stayed off the ice to rest the lower-body injury that forced him out of Monday's Garden win over Phoenix roughly five minutes before the end.

New York Daily News

Henrik Lundqvist, AP Henrik Lundqvist, AP

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October 28, 2009  08:00 AM ET
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Gaborik has a lower body injury? Could we be seeing that wonky groin make its first appearance as a Ranger?

October 28, 2009  08:27 AM ET
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Lot of sharp turns on the Saw Mill...doesn't surprise me. The Gaborik injury is comforting...there were more than a few not-so-intelligent Penguins fans clamoring for them to sign him. He is not worth the risk.

October 28, 2009  08:36 AM ET
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Comforting?

October 28, 2009  08:41 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:36 AM ET  10.28 by Buc Fettman

Comforting?

Ha I guess that is an oxymoron. Comforting in the context that when Pens fans were demanding that Shero sign Gaborik, I told them they were fools because of how injury-prone he was. The injury itself? Not so comforting.

October 28, 2009  08:51 AM ET
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Gotcha...

October 28, 2009  09:04 AM ET
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What a shocker, Gaborik has a lower body injury. I hope Ludquist doesn't miss any time, I'm not a Ranger fan but he's one of the top goalies in NHL and would be a shame if he was hurt driving to practice

October 28, 2009  09:08 AM ET
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POOR MARIANA ...LOWER BODY INJURY IS USUALLY GOOD FOR 20 TO 30 GAMES WITH HIS HISTORY

October 28, 2009  09:10 AM ET
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Gaborik is fine.

October 28, 2009  09:55 AM ET
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Henrik is fine.

October 28, 2009  10:18 AM ET
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I hope Gaborik is OK - ONLY because he is my #1 points-getter on my fantasy team

October 28, 2009  10:26 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:27 AM ET  10.28 by shafnutz05

Lot of sharp turns on the Saw Mill...doesn't surprise me. The Gaborik injury is comforting...there were more than a few not-so-intelligent Penguins fans clamoring for them to sign him. He is not worth the risk.

Of course he's not. He will be lights out when he plays, problem is he plays like 60 games a year. And for 7 mil a yr, you can't sign a guy like that. While I don't think this injury is a big deal and he will probably only sit for a game, it has to make all Ranger fans a little nervous. Is this the start of the injury bug? If he sits a game and then back checks a little less, he should be OK for the next set of games.

October 28, 2009  11:22 AM ET
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gaborik and the team has said its not releated to any previous injuries itsprolly a fricken charlie horse its just that its gaborik so everyone freaks and the guy is a top 10 player if not top 5 when he stays healthy and so far this season he has and hes shown how dirty he is ...if ur a pittsburgh fan and u thought he wasnt worth the risk ur an idiot cuz this guy even if he just came back for the playoffs is a difference maker could u imagine haaving crosby malkin and gaborik???thatd be one of the best lines of all time and im a rangers fan so im glad u didnt try to sign him cuz hes giong to murder uu when the playoffs come and u'll be wishing u had him WATCH

October 28, 2009  12:28 PM ET
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Rut Row! Gaborik with a lower body injury? You've got to be kidding me!

Wait.....oh that's right. Gaborik. LBI. Check. 10 games. Check. Surgery? Check.

Me bitter? Check.

October 28, 2009  01:10 PM ET
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Originally posted 11:22 AM ET  10.28 by Blay2428

gaborik and the team has said its not releated to any previous injuries itsprolly a fricken charlie horse its just that its gaborik so everyone freaks and the guy is a top 10 player if not top 5 when he stays healthy and so far this season he has and hes shown how dirty he is ...if ur a pittsburgh fan and u thought he wasnt worth the risk ur an idiot cuz this guy even if he just came back for the playoffs is a difference maker could u imagine haaving crosby malkin and gaborik???thatd be one of the best lines of all time and im a rangers fan so im glad u didnt try to sign him cuz hes giong to murder uu when the playoffs come and u'll be wishing u had him WATCH

He is probably going to be back faster as this isn't the trap he's coming back to .Gaborik is definitely top 5 he just has to stay healthy

October 28, 2009  01:21 PM ET
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Glad to hear Lundqvist came out of the mishap in one piece.

October 28, 2009  01:33 PM ET
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Originally posted 01:21 PM ET  10.28 by Last Call

Glad to hear Lundqvist came out of the mishap in one piece.

Me too. One of my favorite players that is NOT on the Penguins. (Shhh!) ;)

October 28, 2009  02:23 PM ET
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Originally posted 01:33 PM ET  10.28 by DWI-Don't Give a Puck

Me too. One of my favorite players that is NOT on the Penguins. (Shhh!) ;)

I finally filled out a starting lineup DWI!

October 28, 2009  02:27 PM ET
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Originally posted 02:23 PM ET  10.28 by Last Call

I finally filled out a starting lineup DWI!

Oooh, good stuff! Nice!

October 28, 2009  02:59 PM ET
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Originally posted 12:28 PM ET  10.28 by Frank The Tank

Rut Row! Gaborik with a lower body injury? You've got to be kidding me!Wait.....oh that's right. Gaborik. LBI. Check. 10 games. Check. Surgery? Check.Me bitter? Check.

Peep the angry loser salivating over the injury of a player.

Frank the Tank you hateful little punk: you're a failure and may you go nowhere in life.

 
October 28, 2009  05:13 PM ET
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Lower body injury? I get those all the time with my Brazilian girlfriend.

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