The New York Rangers traded Mats Zuccarello to the Dallas Stars on Saturday in exchange for two conditional draft picks.
After surviving a frightening skull fracture in the spring, forward Mats Zuccarello is contributing to the Rangers' early success while growing the sport in his home country.
Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello could not speak for four days after being hit in the head by a shot in the opening round of the playoffs and sustaining a small skull fracture and some bleeding.
Leading up to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between the New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning, both teams are dealing with injuries.
These are two evenly matched teams built for the playoffs, and the Rangers will need to play their best to get past the Capitals.
Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello is out indefinitely with what the team calls an upper-body injury.
