Yea I’m owning up to this. I completely forgot there was a game today. That’s why this game thread is so late. Anywho, after yesterday’s not so strong game, the Rangers are back at it against the Flyers today to try to rebound. The interesting thing here is that the Rangers are getting possibly the best case scenario. They are losing, thus increasing their chances of a top pick, and the kids are playing well and getting big minutes. John Gilmour has been solid. Neal Pionk had a rough one yesterday, but has been strong as well.
The Blueshirts are well behind the Flyers, who sit comfortably in a playoff spot. Color me surprised on that one. But hey, that’s what a solid blue line and a top-2 pick does for you. I may want a better pick, but I hate basically all of Philly sports.
Flyers Systems
Dave Hakstol 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. Their systems are relatively simple, to be frank.
Flyers Lines
Claude Giroux-Sean Couturier-Travis Konecny
Jakub Voracek-Nolan Patrick-Wayne Simmonds
Michael Raffl-Scott Laughton-Jordan Weal
Jori Lehtera-Valtteri Filppula-Dale Weise
Ivan Provorov-Shayne Gostiebehere
Robert Hagg-Andrew MacDonald
Brandon Manning-Radko Gudas
PP1: Giroux-Couturier-Simmonds-Voracek-Gostisbehere
PP2: Weal-Patrick-Filppula-Konecny-Provorov
Michal Neuvirth gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Rick Nash–Mika Zibanejad–Mats Zuccarello
Michael Grabner–JT Miller–Pavel Buchnevich
Jimmy Vesey–David Desharnais–Jesper Fast
Cody McLeod-Peter Holland–Paul Carey
Brady Skjei–Neal Pionk
Nick Holden–Tony DeAngelo
John Gilmour–Ryan Sproul
PP1: Nash-Zuccarello-Zibanejad-Miller-Skjei
PP2: Hayes-Desharnais-Lettieri-Gilmour-DeAngelo
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Chris Kreider (blood clot), Kevin Shattenkirk (knee), Marc Staal (cervical sprain), Ryan McDonagh (lingering something or other), Ondrej Pavelec (knee), Steven Kampfer (hand), Kevin Hayes (Something)
Crazy Prediction: No one gives AV a death stare.
Game time is 12pm. Be sure to follow on our Snapchat for in-game shenanigans.
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