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After Wednesday night’s debacle and last night’s implosion, the Rangers are in desperate need of righting the ship against a bad Philly team. The Rangers are going to be without Derek Stepan, lost to broken ribs, so it’s expected that Kevin Hayes will center the second line with a different RW, perhaps Jesper Fast. Maybe Emerson Etem will get a shot in a top-six role. that would be ideal for me. The good thing is that the Rangers have the depth to deal with the injury.
The Flyers also played yesterday, so maybe there is some hope that they are tired. That said, Steve Mason is still a solid goalie. He keeps the Flyers in games they have no business being in. They also have some solid talent, just no depth to support it.
We are in the middle of the forewarned PDO crash, and it hasn’t been pretty. Perhaps a date with a nasty division rival is the wake up call this team needs.
Flyers Systems
Sorry folks, no idea what Dave Haksol runs yet. My guess from the first two preseason games is that he runs a 1-2-2 forecheck, and a low zone collapse in the defensive zone. The PP is probably a 1-3-1/umbrella hybrid, and the PK is probably a hybrid as well. For more on hockey systems, follow this link.
Flyers Lines
Michael Raffl-Claude Giroux-Brayden Schenn
Matt Read-Sean Couturier-Wayne Simmonds
Scott Laughton-Nick Cousins-Colin McDonald
Chris Vandevelde-Pierre-Edouard Bellemare-Jakub Voracek
Michael Del Zotto-Radko Gudas
Nick Schultz-Luke Schenn
Yevgeni Medvedev-Shayne Gostisbehere
PP1: Giroux-Schenn-Simmonds-Voracek-Gostisbehere
PP2: Read-Schenn Couturier-Voracek-Gostisbehere
PK: Vandevelde, Bellemare, Couturier, Read, Giroux, Gudas, Del Zotto, Schenn, Schultz
Steve Mason gets the start.
Expected Rangers Lines
Rick Nash–Derick Brassard–Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider–Kevin Hayes–Jesper Fast
J.T. Miller–Oscar Lindberg–Emerson Etem
Jarret Stoll–Dominic Moore–Viktor Stalberg
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Kevin Klein
Keith Yandle–Dylan McIlrath
PP1: Nash-??-Zuccarello, Brassard-McDonagh
PP2: Kreider-Hayes-Lindberg, Yandle-Klein
PK: Nash, Stoll, Lindberg, Moore, Fast, Girardi, McDonagh, Staal, Klein
Antti Raanta is in net.
Scratches/Injuries: Derek Stepan (ribs), Dan Boyle (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: The Rangers get a shorthanded goal.
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