Ok maybe the Devils game was rock bottom for the Rangers? It’s hard to tell from this team, since they should be infinitely better than they are showing us through 23 games. At least Gerard Gallant is changing up the defense pairs and the forwards a bit, finally getting Vitali Kravtsov into the lineup and Barclay Goodrow out of the top six. It’s time they put out the best lineup, not one that caters to who others want to play with.
That’s just step one, of course. The players need to, you know, actually play and show up and do what they are paid to do. That’s been the challenge recently, especially with most teams keying in on what the Rangers like to do. With rush chances generally unavailable, the Rangers need to find a way to score off the forecheck, which might actually open up some of those rush chances at some point. The Senators aren’t a soft landing spot, but they are a team the Rangers should beat tonight and on Friday. They need both games.
Senators Lines
Brady Tkachuk-Tim Stuetzle-Claude Giroux
Alex Debrincat-Shane Pinto-Drake Batherson
Tyler Motte-Dylan Gambrell-Mathieu Joseph
Parker Kelley-Mark Kastelic-Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot-Artem Zub
Jake Sanderson-Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom-Nick Holden
Cam Talbot gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Jimmy Vesey
Artemiy Panarin-Filip Chytil-Kaapo Kakko
Alexis Lafreniere-Vincent Trocheck-Vitali Kravtsov
Sammy Blais-Barclay Goodrow-Julien Gauthier
Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller-Braden Schneider
Zac Jones-Jacob Trouba
Jaro Halak gets the start.
Injuries: None
Crazy Prediction: We don’t want to throw something at the tv
Game time is 7pm.
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