Roman Hamrlik and Matt Gilroy will be the Ranger scratches for Saturday night's crucial game against the Islanders.
Not a big surprise but we thought you should know.

Roman Hamrlik dressed Thursday night after being a healthy scratch for the Rangers' previous two contests.
He is competing with Stu Bickel and Matt Gilroy for the sixth spot on New York's back end. "We have a few guys looking to take that spot," said coach John Tortorella, who stressed the importance of someone stepping up with Marc Staal on the sidelines. "I would say [Steve Eminger] has played well enough to be in the five, but we'd like to get six playing, especially with the amount of games that we have here."

Roman Hamrlik will not head down to the minors for a conditioning assignment.
He will stay with the team and work with Rangers assistant Jim Schoenfeld. Hamrlik has been a healthy scratch for the Rangers past two games.

Roman Hamrlik won't get the chance to play against his former Washington teammates Sunday because he will be a healthy scratch.
Coach John Tortorella and Hamrlik agreed that he needs to work on his conditioning after being relegated to the press box for most of the season. Hamrlik logged 15:48 of ice time in his Rangers debut Thursday, but he played just 7:29 against Ottawa on Friday. He was claimed off waivers from the Capitals on Wednesday.

Roman Hamrlik played 15:48 in his Rangers debut.
The Russian, who also had a shot on goal, was claimed off waivers Wednesday from the Capitals. With Marc Staal out, Hamrlik should get decent minutes, but it remains to be seen how long coach John Tortorella deals with his lack of speed and defensive deficiencies.

Roman Hamrlik will probably be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
The Rangers claimed Hamrlik off of waivers on Wednesday. "Happy, excited, anxious to play," Hamrlik said. "This is a really good team, with one of the best goaltenders in the league. They have some great defensemen who can skate and move the puck, lots of speed in the front. I think this team is a Stanley Cup contender and they have a chance to go far." He isn't expected to have any fantasy value with the Rangers.

Roman Hamrlik has been claimed off waivers by the New York Rangers.
The Washington Capitals placed the veteran defenseman on the waiver wire Tuesday after sitting him as a healthy scratch for most the year. Hamrlik has played in just four games this campaign, but with Marc Staal's injury Tuesday he might be afforded the opportunity to step directly into the Rangers' lineup.

Washington Capitals waive D Roman Hamrlik.
This is our first blurb about Hamrlik since Feb. 7, which should tell you pretty much all you need to know. Hamrlik has dressed in just four games this season and has one assists and a minus-1 rating.

Roman Hamrlik will probably be a healthy scratch for an eighth straight game Thursday.
Coach Adam Oates said that Hamrlik will "get his chance," but for now he appears to be content with the top-six group he has. He played in the first three games of the year and hasn't gotten into the lineup since. "Obviously just keep working, keep working hard in the practices," Hamrlik said. "I've been in this situation many times, especially last year with Dale [Hunter]. Now it's new system and I'm in the same track. Stay positive and keep working hard and hopefully I'm gonna get a chance to play again."