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Wounded Wizard: Mats Zuccarello out with broken wrist

Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Callahan

New York Rangers’ Mats Zuccarello, left, celebrates his goal with Ryan Callahan during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils on Monday, March 19, 2012, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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Tough news for a player with a spell-binding nickname: “Midget Wizard” Mats Zuccarello will be sidelined indefinitely with a broken wrist, according to Katie Strang.

Considering the scant amount of regular season games remaining, it’s probably safe to say that the New York Rangers won’t get him back until at least the playoffs. In fact, it wouldn’t be shocking if this is his last 2011-12 appearance.

With today’s game marking just his 10th game of the season, it’s hard to call this a major loss; he’s an undersized forward whose limitations might have been exposed in the grinding intensity of a playoff series. Still, he was starting to put his game together a bit; Zuccarello had two goals in two games on March 17 and 19.

Losing him won’t make or break the Rangers, but you never know when you might need a little wizard’s magic.