The Rangers have traded Mats Zuccarello. Kevin Hayes and Adam McQuaid are next. But there’s little time to stew over it, as the Rangers have another matinee today. The defending champion Caps are on the docket in Washington, and this is going to be a tough one to watch.
Tough not just because of the matchup, but tough because now we know Zuccarello isn’t going to dress for the Rangers anymore. I mean, we knew it before, but now it’s official. It’s a little tough to focus on the game at hand, especially when this could get ugly fast.
Plus Carl Hagelin now plays for Washington. Ugh.
Caps lineup:
Alex Ovechkin-Evgeni Kuznetsov-Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana-Nicklas Backstrom-TJ Oshie
Andre Burakovsky-Lars Eller-Brett Connolly
Carl Hagelin-Nic Dowd-Chandler Stephenson
Michal Kempny-John Carlson
Dimity Orlov-Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik-Christian Djoos
PP1: Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie-Kuznetsov-Carlson
PP2: Vrana-Eller-Burakovsky-Niskanen-Orlov
Phoenix Copley gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider–Mika Zibanejad–Jimmy Vesey
Filip Chytil–Lias Andersson-Pavel Buchnevich
Vlad Namestnikov–Ryan Strome–Jesper Fast
Brendan Smith–Boo Nieves–Connor Brickley
Brady Skjei–Neal Pionk
Marc Staal–Tony DeAngelo
Fredrik Claesson-Kevin Shattenkirk
PP1: Zibanejad-Kreider-Buchnevich-Strome-Namestnikov
PP2: ??-Chytil-??-Pionk-Shattenkirk
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Brett Howden (knee), Adam McQuaid (healthy), Kevin Hayes (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: Another trade!
Game time is 12:30pm.
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