Rangers playoff pursuit gets even more challenging after Adam Foxs injury

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The latest is headlined by the loss of Adam Fox, who was placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury he sustained in the win over the Islanders just as the team pulled within two points of the second wild-card spot.It’s yet another encumbrance in a campaign that’s been full of them.In coming down to the wire on their postseason push, however, this could be the biggest obstacle of the season thus far.“I think things — they haven’t come as easy this year,” defenseman Braden Schneider told The Post after practice at MSG Training Center on Thursday.“At the end of the day, these are the things that if you get through, you’re a stronger team because of it.

We got to keep moving forward.It sucks, but we have to take what we can get and make sure we’re doing everything in our power to get the most points so when Foxy is back in our lineup, hopefully we’ve gained some ground.”Head coach Peter Laviolette did not have a timetable for Fox’s return, but IR rules state the 27-year-old blueliner is unable to play for a minimum of seven days.Though it is not considered a season-ending injury, the expectation is that Fox will miss a good chunk of time.

He should be able to return to the lineup before the end of the regular season, per a source.While most of the conversation surrounding Fox this season hasn’t been the most positive — most recently getting exposed as a weak link on Team USA at the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off — the Rangers rely heavily on the Jericho, N.Y., native.Sign up for Larry Brooks' Inside the Rangers, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.

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