Vesey will be forced to miss at least 24 days and 10 games. Lindgren, who skated on his own before practice on Monday, must sit out at least seven days.

But with lefty top-pair defenseman Ryan Lindgren out with an upper body injury and possibly not available for opening night, the Rangers are in a position where they might ask one of their right-shot defensemen to do just that.

The solution to rearranging the Rangers defensive pairs in Ryan Lindgren’s absence could lie with playing Braden Schneider on his off side. That’s how the Blueshirts defensive corps finished Friday’s preseason finale against the Islanders and how they lined up in practice at MSG Training Center in Tarrytown on Sunday.