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BUFFALO — Jimmy Vesey was the odd man out of the Rangers’ first lineup back from the 4 Nations Face-Off break.
After getting a run of four straight games before the regular-season pause, Vesey took warmups Saturday evening against the Sabres before ultimately watching the lopsided 8-2 loss from the press box as a healthy scratch.
It counted as the 16th time Vesey served as a healthy scratch this season.
The Rangers lineup looked pretty similar to the one they deployed just before the break.
“I do like it,” head coach Peter Laviolette said of the last game. “We’re coming out with three games in four days. We’re coming out off a break where we haven’t played in a while. We’re coming off a game where four of our guys have played extensively and a couple of the guys have played some, as well, through this break. When we did play the [last] back-to-back, the opponent played the night before, as well.
“So there’s things that factor into that. It was just a decision that we made for that game. I’m not saying that we will or won’t go back to it, but for that night it served a purpose. I also like the line when Mika was…
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