
A crucial Rangers experiment is just getting started
NY Post
The past two losses have the Rangers’ playoff hopes hanging by a thread, which has been frayed even more by the Bruins’ current six-game winning streak.
As a result, an experimental period is on the horizon. It began during Thursday’s 3-2 loss to the Flyers, when Alexis Lafreniere replaced Chris Kreider on the left wing of the top line. The 19-year-old Lafreniere skated alongside Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich, while Kreider found himself next to the youngsters on the third line with Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko.More Related News

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












