The Rangers were humbled in a big way last night, getting crushed by Carolina in every facet of the game. They need short memories though, as the lowly Coyotes are in town looking to continue their tank. Remember though, front offices tank, players don’t. Plus this could be a good look at potential future Ranger Jakob Chychrun.
The Rangers really need to be better at even strength. We can say what we want about roster makeup, and that is a problem, but the players need to be better. I’m specifically talking about the second line, which looks like they are going through the motions at even strength. It’s visible, even beyond the points.
Roster makeup will impact the bottom six, but the Rangers still have some of the top skaters in the game. Being this bad at even strength is on them. Play better.
Coyotes Lines
Clayton Keller-Travis Boyd-Nick Schmaltz
Lawson Crouse-Johan Larsson-Phil Kessel
Andrew Ladd-Riley Nash-Christian Fischer
Liam O’Brien-Alex Galchenyuk-Loui Eriksson
Shayne Gostisbehere-Dysin Mayo
Jakob Chychrun-Ilya Lyubushkin
Janis Moser-Anton Stralman
Karel Vejmelka gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Dryden Hunt
Artemiy Panarin–Ryan Strome-Barclay Goodrow
Alexis Lafreniere-Filip Chytil-Julien Gauthier
Greg McKegg–Kevin Rooney–Ryan Reaves
K’Andre Miller–Jacob Trouba
Ryan Lindgren–Adam Fox
Patrik Nemeth-Braden Schneider
PP1: Strome-Zibanejad-Panarin-Kreider-Fox
PP2: Lafreniere-Chytil-Kakko-Miller-Trouba
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Scratches/Injuries: Sammy Blais (knee – done for season), Libor Hajek (healthy), Jarred Tinordi (healthy), Kaapo Kakko (undisclosed)
Crazy Prediction: A good showing at even strength.
Game time is 7pm.
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