GREENBURGH

Next man up, right?

It’s what every team says when a top player goes down with a long-term injury. What else can the Rangers say now that they are going to have to play without their No. 1 defenseman, Adam Fox , until at least Christmas? And who knows if he’ll be out longer than that?

“It’s the next man up, and let’s be ready to play,’’ coach Mike Sullivan said Monday as the Rangers returned to practice after Sunday’s day off and tried to figure out how to rearrange their lineup to minimize the damage created by Fox’s upper-body injury.

“Injuries are part of the game,’’ Sullivan said. “Every team goes through it, and we’re no different. Obviously, Foxy is not an easy guy to replace for so many reasons. I’m sure I’m stating the obvious when I say that. But we’re gonna pu

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