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Trocheck and Smith played together years ago when both were with Florida.

Smith remains with Trocheck on Rangers' second line

He was on LTIR for the first 10 games of the season before playing on Sunday.

Rangers' Vesey glad to be back: It was 'brutal' not playing 

The Rangers got a shorthanded goal, a power-play goal and an empty-net goal in a 5-2 win over the injury-depleted Islanders.

Special teams the difference as Rangers beat shorthanded Isles

Sunday's loss to Rangers was another reminder of the problems that have plagued the Islanders in recent years.

Gross: Isles must play smarter and stop giving away points

The Rangers were outshot 87-37 over the last two games, so Peter Laviolette changed up his lines in preparation for Sunday's game against the Islanders.

Laviolette makes wholesale changes to Rangers' lineup

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Karl-Anthony Towns had 34 points with 16 rebounds, but Knicks go 2-2 on their road trip.

Tired Knicks unable to contain Hawks in road loss

The Mets are keeping an eye on Roki Sasaki, whose case is different from last year's high-profile pursuit of Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Mets' Stearns went to Japan to watch 'unique talent' Sasaki

No agent is better at manipulating teams into paying through the nose for top-shelf talent.

Lennon: With Boras, Yankees and Mets, name of game is money

"If you want to be a great team, you've got to practice like a great team," Rodgers said.

Rodgers believes Jets' improved practices will yield results on game day

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