Gerrard Gallant said the Rangers’ last two exhibition games will be the closest lineups to what we can expect to see on opening night at the Garden on Tuesday.
Gerard Gallant has maintained throughout training camp that he doesn’t put much stock into the first handful of preseason games, which he believes are meant for getting back into game shape, but the Rangers head coach said the last two exhibition games will be the closest lineups to what we can expect to see on opening night at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
The ongoing auditions for the right-wing spot on the top line next to Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider is likely where management will focus the most over the final two exhibition games. Four different players — Kaapo Kakko, Sammy Blais, Barclay Goodrow and Jimmy Vesey — have gotten a look there between the preseason games and training camp practices.
Bumping Lafreniere to the top unit would break up the Kid Line, which was the Rangers’ most consistent and effective trio in last season’s playoffs. The youngsters further padded their case to remain together Wednesday night with a few long and meaningful shifts in the offensive zone. Kakko also scored two goals in the loss, one on a breakaway and another around the net to finish off a Hajek slap shot.
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