Dan Boyle is good to go.
Mats Zuccarello is not.
Those were the key injury updates today by Rangers coach Alain Vigneault, ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s start of the Eastern Conference Final between New York and Tampa Bay.
Boyle practiced this morning after being knocked out of Wednesday’s Game 7 versus the Capitals on a hit by Brooks Orpik.
Boyle, who had trouble finding his legs after the collision with Orpik, has a history with concussions, so there’s understandable relief the 38-year-old didn’t suffer another serious head injury.
As for Zuccarello, he’s still not skating after missing the entire second round with a suspected concussion. However, he continues to make progress:
AV says Mats Zuccarello has done "everything but" skate at this point.
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) May 15, 2015
Asked if Zuccarello is a possibility for this series, AV said "there's always hope."
— Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) May 15, 2015