NEW YORK (NHL.com) -- New York Rangers center Brad Richards said he will not be in the lineup for a must-win Game 4 Thursday night at Madison Square Garden against the Boston Bruins (7 p.m. ET, CNBC, TSN, RDS).
Richards said Rangers coach John Tortorella called him Thursday morning to give him the news that he will be a healthy scratch.
"Nothing is over, work harder and try my best to never let it happen again," Richards said. "It's all tough."
Richards scored a goal in Game 4 of the conference quarterfinals against the Washington Capitals -- it's his only point in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games this year.
Tortorella had dropped Richards to the fourth line and his ice time
decreased to 8:10 in the Game 3 loss to the Bruins, who lead 3-0 in the
best-of-7 series.
Roman Hamrlik indicated that he will take the place of injured defenseman Anton Stralman on the Rangers' blue line.
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