Per Vince Mercogliano, Kaapo Kakko is (finally) being put on the powerplay. Kakko’s ice time has been the subject of great debate, and it’s been due to his lack of special teams use. This is hopefully something that sticks. There is little point in keeping your second overall pick off the powerplay.
PP2 looks like Trouba, Strome, Kakko, Laf and Kreider #NYR
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) January 30, 2021
That second powerplay unit looks solid, and it also gets Ryan Strome off the top powerplay unit.
The rest of the lines look the same as well, meaning Colin Blackwell is still in the top six.
Just based on jersey colors, #NYR lineup looks unchanged:
Laf – Mika – Buch
Panarin – Strome – Blackwell
Kreider – Howden – Kakko
Lemieux – Rooney – PDGLindgren – Fox
Miller – Trouba
Smith – Tony DGauthier is skating, so it's possible he could be coming in. Will ask DQ.
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) January 30, 2021
Jack Johnson is still out with a lower-body injury.
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