The Rangers are adding veteran defenseman Roman Hamrlik to the roster while they wait to find out the severity of Marc Staal's eye injury. New York claimed the 38-year-old Hamrlik off waivers from the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, one day after Staal was struck in the eye by a deflected puck in the third period of the Rangers' 4-2 win over Philadelphia.
Posted: Mar. 6, 2013 1:10 PM ET
Hamrlik, the active leader with 1,383 NHL games played, was waived by the Capitals on Tuesday after playing in only four games this season. He is in the final season of a two-year, $7 million contract. Hamrlik played in Washington's first three games this season before being scratched for seven straight games. The former No. 1 overall pick returned to the lineup Feb. 7 at Pittsburgh, but then sat out nine more games before being waived.
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