Hockey has arrived, and boy am I happy to say that. The Rangers begin their preseason tonight at home against the Islanders. There are a bunch of roster battles taking place this preseason, with the focus primarily on the bottom six and the bottom pairing. We get to see Lias Andersson tonight with Pavel Buchnevich and Michael Grabner flanking him, something we could see in the preseason. We also get to see Anthony DeAngelo tonight as the 3RD, a role he might get with Nick Holden, his partner.
Also playing tonight are Neal Pionk, Ryan Graves, and Boo Nieves. All three have an outside chance of making the club. We may see Graves-Kampfer, a pairing tonight, as the top pairing in Hartford this season, so paying attention to that chemistry will help us figure out what we have in the AHL this season.
Isles Lines:
As of the writing of this post, the Isles haven’t released their roster. But here’s who played last night. It’s safe to assume most won’t play two in a row.
#Isles Lines:
Lee-Tavares-Eberle
Ladd-Barzal-Bailey
Dal Colle-Stevens-Chimera
Johnston-Eansor-Fritz— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) September 17, 2017
#Isles D-Pairs:
Leddy-Pulock
Vande Sompel-Seidenberg
Hickey-Burroughs
Gudlevskis
Gibson— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) September 17, 2017
Rangers Lines:
Bobby Farnham-Boo Nieves-Vinni Lettieri
Pavel Buchnevich–Lias Andersson–Michael Grabner
Rick Nash–JT Miller–Paul Carey
Andrew Desjardins-Gabriel Fontaine–Cole Schneider
Ryan McDonagh–Neal Pionk
Nick Holden–Anthony DeAngelo
Ryan Graves–Steven Kampfer
Ondrej Pavelec/Brandon Halverson
Game time is 7pm on MSG. Hope you’re as pumped as I am.
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