After last night’s crushing loss, the Rangers basically need to win out to even get within sniffing distance of the playoffs. That is highly unlikely, so now the attention shifts to the youth. From Shayna Goldman’s article on the Athletic (a brilliant read, she’s worth the subscription to The Athletic), development isn’t linear and is rarely just on the coaching staff. With that in mind, it’s time to focus on the youth.
It’s not necessarily about ice time either. I learned a lot from that article, and I personally will be backing off my ice time complaints. I just want to see more of an emphasis on teaching the youth and getting them to be the best versions of themselves. Put them in positions to succeed.
But being greedy, I’d love to see Vitali Kravtsov with Artemi Panarin.
Flyers Lines
James van Riemsdyk-Sean Couturier–Jakub Voracek
Joel Farabee–Kevin Hayes-Wade Allison
James van Riemsdyk-Scott Laughton-Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindbom-Nolan Ryan Patrick-Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Ivan Provorov-Justin Braun
Travis Sanheim-Robert Hagg
Shayne Gostisbehere-Tyler Myers
Alex Lyon gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Alexis Lafreniere-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin–Ryan Strome–Colin Blackwell
Chris Kreider–Filip Chytil–Kaapo Kakko
Brett Howden–Kevin Rooney–Vitali Kravtsov
Ryan Lindgren–Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Brendan Smith
Libor Hajek-Zac Jones
PP1: Strome-Zibanejad-Panarin-Kreider-Fox
PP2: Kakko-Buchnevich-Chytil-Blackwell-Miller
Alex Georgiev gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Jack Johnson (sports hernia), Jacob Trouba (lower body), Phil Di Giuseppe (healthy), Julien Gauthier (healthy), Anthony Bitetto (healthy)
Crazy Prediction: No one gets mad at Quinn mid-game.
Game time is 7pm.
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