Ex-Rangers center who’s ‘been amazing’ for Sabres sustains worrisome injury
When the New York Rangers handed out the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award to Mika Zibanejad prior to their game against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, Sam Carrick was roughly 370 miles away playing for the Buffalo Sabres. Had he not been traded by the Rangers ahead of the March 6 NHL Deadline, there’s a chance Carrick’s name would’ve been called as the winner for the prestigious award presented annually to the Blueshirts player who goes above and beyond the call of duty. But instead, the veteran heart-and-soul center was in Buffalo, where he’s had a major impact on his new team.
But a third-period fight with New York Islanders hulking captain Anders Lee left Carrick’s immediate availability in doubt. Sam Carrick appears to have seriously hurt his arm after fighting Anders Lee. Carrick dropped the gloves with Lee after Lee laid a hit on Josh Norris that took him out the game briefly.
pic. twitter. com/2DeELYPAff — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 1, 2026 Carrick sustained a left-arm injury and didn’t finish the game.
That’s a mouthful already, considering the 34-year-old missed only three games this season and last combined. But he could be in line to miss an extended stretch now, depending on further testing and evaluation of his injury. “Anders Lee is a big guy.
So, when he flipped [Carrick] over, it looked like he really hurt his left arm. I don’t know if it’s a shoulder, an elbow, a wrist,” Sabres television analyst and former Rangers goalie Martin Biron told Forever Blueshirts on the Rink Rap podcast Wednesday. “Sam Carrick’s been amazing by the way.
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