{"id":517255,"date":"2026-03-04T03:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/517255\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T03:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:12:08","slug":"rangers-place-j-t-miller-on-injured-reserve-announce-several-roster-moves-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/517255\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Place J.T. Miller On Injured Reserve, Announce Several Roster Moves \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Rangers captain J.T. Miller<\/a> is headed to injured reserve with an upper body injury, reported earlier today by Peter Baugh of The Athletic<\/a>. In a series of corresponding transactions, the team announced that<\/a> Jaroslav Chmelar<\/a> and Juuso P\u00e4rssinen<\/a> have been recalled from AHL Hartford. Meanwhile, Brendan Brisson<\/a> and Scott Morrow<\/a> are headed back down.<\/p>\n

Miller played just shy of 20 minutes last night, so it\u2019s not immediately clear what happened, however ESPN\u2019s Emily Kaplan confirmed that<\/a> it\u2019s not related to the upper body issue<\/a> which sidelined him from late December into early January. However long Miller may be out, it\u2019s just another in the latest of several injuries throughout what has become a forgettable year for the Blueshirts.<\/p>\n

Becoming a polarizing figure in New York, Miller has held his own this year when healthy. He\u2019s ranked third in team scoring with 38 points in 51 games, behind the club\u2019s other two 32-year-old centers in Mika Zibanejad<\/a> and Vincent Trocheck<\/a>. Miller\u2019s -24 is a glaring indicator of the team\u2019s struggles this year, but despite the career worst mark by a wide margin, he still holds a respectable 51.6% corsi for at five on five, his best since 2022-23.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a pair of forwards are set to come up and audition as the Rangers\u2019 season winds down. Chmelar, 22, made his NHL debut back in November, playing in six total games before going back to the AHL where he\u2019s been since mid December. The Czech has not yet recorded a point, but he\u2019s looking like a solid find in the fifth round of the 2021 draft. Standing at 6\u20194\u2033, Chmelar offers bottom six upside, showing progress in his second full professional season, with 25 points in 46 games for the Wolfpack.<\/p>\n

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Also, P\u00e4rssinen returns having not played with the big club since November. The 25-year-old was a seventh round selection of Nashville, emerging as a potential steal. Since then, he\u2019s bounced around, ending up with New York where he has six points in 11 AHL contests, and three in 14 at the NHL level in 2025-26. P\u00e4rssinen is signed through next season, but he\u2019ll be eager to earn more ice time, averaging just 8:56 under coach Mike Sullivan<\/a> this year, a career low.<\/p>\n

Losing two top forwards, Hartford\u2019s lineup is supplemented with Brisson. A former first rounder of Vegas, he came to New York just shy of one year ago in the Reilly Smith deal. With 23 points in 46 games for the Wolfpack, the 24-year-old\u2019s production has stalled out in the past few years. In recent days, he made his Ranger debut, recording one assist in three contests. Brisson is a restricted free agent at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

Finally, Morrow, the team\u2019s top defensive prospect, is a player fans would like to see at this point without anything to lose. However, New York is being patient with the 23-year-old who has six helpers in 29 games on the year on 15:40 a night. Morrow will join the 20th-ranked Wolfpack as a top blue liner, and it\u2019s likely he will get some more action in New York before the season comes to an end.<\/p>\n

Back in action Thursday as they host Toronto, the hope is that Miller won\u2019t need to miss much time. Yet as they sit 30th in the league, the Rangers can get some younger players into the lineup as they look to the future, not exactly desperate for wins.<\/p>\n

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