Bad day for D: Sharks’ Burns, Jackets’ Johnson, Rangers’ Girardi injured

The New York Rangers’ defense isn’t the only group experiencing injury problems on Saturday.

In fact, enough blueliners have been banged up that it’s best just to list them in one post:

• San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns is “under evaluation” for an undisclosed problem, according to CSNBayArea.com’s Kevin Kurz. Injuries already limited the 28-year-old blueliner to five games played this season. His return is questionable.
• Uh oh, there’s actually one more possible problem for the Rangers. One-time All-Star Dan Girardi couldn’t put weight on his foot/ankle after blocking a shot, the team reports.
• Key Columbus Blue Jackets cog Jack Johnson has been sidelined for the rest of their game with an upper-body problem, according to the team.
• Aaron Rome of the Dallas Stars suffered a lower-body injury and won’t be back, the Dallas Morning News’ Mike Heika reports.
• The Buffalo Sabres announced that Alexander Sulzer suffered a lower-body issue of his own and didn’t return.
• Big Nashville Predators blueliner Hal Gill is dealing with similar problems and left his game, too, according to The Tennessean’s Josh Cooper.

Tough night.