The NHL cap increase may mean the Rangers don't need to trade Filip Chytil

David Quinn has shaken up the NY Rangers lines, as the Blueshirts are in the middle of a scoring drought at even strength.

Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanejad- Pavel Buchnevich/Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin – Filip Chytil – Jesper Fast
Phil Di Giuseppe – Ryan Strome – Buchnevich/Kakko
Brett Howden – Greg McKegg – Brendan Lemieux

I am intrigued to see how Chytil does with Panarin, as it is more likely than not he is the 2C –and possibly 1C– of the future. This also gives us a good look at Strome and how he does away from Panarin. I wouldn’t be surprised if this experiment plays into Strome’s future in New York.

It is interesting to see Di Giuseppe get top-nine minutes over both Howden and Lemieux. The Rangers need a more balanced scoring attack, and Howden/Lemieux on the fourth line gives them the best fourth line they’ve had all season. If Di Giuseppe can hang in the top-nine, it’s a pretty well balanced lineup.

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