New York Rangers make a surprising decision with their veteran forward as it seems like it was only a one-time thing to healthy scratch Chris Kreider. In Chris Kreider's first game back after being benched he managed to record 18:39 minutes of ice time,

The New York Rangers fueled speculation as they scratched Chris Kreider from the lineup against their Hudson River rivals, the New Jersey Devils. Kreider was asked about it Friday by Newsday's Colin Stephenson.

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Chris Kreider, a healthy scratch for the first time since John Tortorella’s reign behind the bench ended following 2012-13, is no victim.

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That hadn’t been the case recently, though, at least not to most folks’ memory. Not until Peter Laviolette left the 33-year-old Kreider out of the lineup that faced the Devils on Monday, in the Rangers’ final game before the NHL’s holiday break.

Jesper Boqvist scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third, and the Panthers beat the Rangers​ 5-3 on Monday night.

It seems as if the New York Rangers’ decision to scratch Chris Kreider was just a one-time thing. In his first game back after getting benched, Kreider recorded 18:39 minutes, but failed to get on the stat sheet.

Rangers forward Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch for the first time this season in Monday's 5-0 loss to the Devils.

Chris Kreider, the longest-tenured player on the New York Rangers, was a healthy scratch Monday against the New Jersey Devils. The move, while aimed at shaking the lineup to try and provide it with another spark, was made by head coach Peter Laviolette but backfired massively as the Rangers fell 5-0 at the Prudential Center.

After a few days off for the holiday break, the Rangers are back in action Saturday. Returning too are the questions surrounding the team.

The New York Rangers lost again, and the rest of the NHL is reportedly watching what they'll do next with the roster freeze lifted.