Rangers Daily: Trocheck deserves MSG love; Barkov lands on LTIR

Forever Blueshirts writer Jim Cerny argues that New York Rangers fans should give forward Vincent Trocheck a warm reception at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Trocheck is returning to face the Rangers for the first time since being traded to the Utah Mammoth on July 1. Cerny emphasizes Trocheck's leadership, four-season tenure in New York, and his deep connection with the local fan base.

Elsewhere across the NHL, the Florida Panthers placed captain Aleksander Barkov on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury believed to affect his left knee. Barkov will miss at least 10 games or 24 days while awaiting further medical evaluation. The roundup also notes that Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson left Saturday's season opener with an injury.