Victor Mancini had an unusual travel experience on his way to Edmonton to meet the New York Rangers. The Rangers called up Mancini on Friday after Zac Jones suffered an upper-body injury and was listed as day-to-day.

With injury to Zac Jones, he's been called back from Hartford a little more than a week since he was sent down

The Rangers’ recall of Victor Mancini on Friday was made in response to Zac Jones suffering an upper-body injury. With Jones considered day-to-day, after skating in his eighth straight game, Mancini was inserted right into the lineup Saturday night in the Rangers’ 6-2 loss to the Oilers at Rogers Place.

The Rangers will have to decide if keeping Victor Mancini in the NHL is a positive thing for his development. Peter Laviolette and the New York Rangers must decide the fate of Victor Mancini sooner rather than later. Mancini is expected to be a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game, with Zac Jones taking his spot in the lineup.

Perhaps the reason for Victor Mancini’s recall from Hartford to make the trek across the continent to join the Rangers for Saturday’s match in Edmonton will become apparent at the morning skate. That’s because the Blueshirts have been carrying Chad Ruhwedel as the team’s seventh defenseman since he changed places on Nov.

Victor Mancini will be back in on the blue line for the New York Rangers when they play the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday night. He’ll take the place of third-pair defenseman Zac Jones,