The Rangers are in Minnesota tonight to take on another playoff team in the Minnesota Wild. At this point, the Rangers need a miracle to make the playoffs, essentially running the table to pass the two teams ahead of them (Montreal, Columbus), of which only one is in the playoffs. Unfortunately, miracles require changes, and aside from a winger swap, it’s the same lineup that keeps losing.
If I were running the Rangers, I’d shut down Adam Fox and Chris Kreider for the year. Let them get healthy for a return next year (Fox) and a trade in the offseason (Kreider). Let the kids play and see which ones you want to keep. Let Carson Soucy try to figure it out to see if he’s worth keeping. At this point, punt the season.
What a disappointment.
Minnesota Lines
Matt Boldy-Marco Rossi-Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson-Frederick Gaudreau-Gustav Nyquist
Marcus Foligno-Ryan Hartman-Vinnie Hinostroza
Yakov Trenin-Devin Shore-Justin Brazeau
Jacob Middleton-Brock Faber
Declan Chisholm-Jared Spurgeon
Jon Merrill-Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson gets the start.
Rangers Lines
Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Will Cuylle
Alexis Lafreniere-JT Miller-Mika Zibanejad
Chris Kreider-Sam Carrick-Arthur Kaliyev
Brennan Othmann-Jonny Brodzinski-Matt Rempe
K’Andre Miller-Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen-Braden Schneider
Carson Soucy-Zac Jones
Igor Shesterkin gets the start.
Crazy Prediction: All four lines score.
Game time is 8pm.
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