It's been a minute since the Rangers dropped a 7 spot on an opponent, and while a small sample, it's clear this team missed Vincent Trocheck. His line with Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere has been the Harlem Globetrotters on ice. Maybe we deeply underestimated just how much of a skilled glue guy he is for this team. The line scored four of the seven goals, including multi point nights for Panarin (1-3-4) and Trocheck (2-0-2).
Rangers prospect Jaroslav Chmelar, recalled earlier this week, will make his NHL debut tomorrow for the Rangers. He draws into the fourth line in place of Adam Edstrom tonight as Mike Sullivan threw all of the lines into a blender. It's great that Chmelar is playing, but sitting Edstrom is certainly a curious move. In addition, Connor Mackey will dress in place of Matthew Robertson, which appears to be more of a sideways move,
