Remember, Trocheck has a full no-move clause through 2024-25. If Trocheck is blocking Chytil now, then what about the future? We have touched on this before, but if the 23-year-old Czech’s ceiling is the third line, then his long-term future will be elsewhere. Chytil has played 451 minutes, but his 1.07 G/60 leads the Rangers. Trocheck ranks 194th in goals per 60:00 at 0.28. There are 201 forwards who have played at least 500 minutes at five-on-five this season. But that’s not an option unless general manager Chris Drury tears the team apart and does a massive reconstruction leading into the March 3 trade deadline.īursting with youth and talent, this Rangers blue line could be among the best in team history - if it can stay together Ideally, you’d like Goodrow to anchor a matchup line. Actually, the Rangers have tried to construct three scoring lines, which is a basic flaw in their construction. That is, as the coach pointed out, the second line. Yet, with an obvious alternative in Chytil, Gallant continues to try pounding those square pegs into a round hole. But he and Panarin have demonstrated zero affinity for one another in 32 games as linemates. When asked if Panarin and Trocheck have developed suitable chemistry, the coach responded: “They better get better.” “And it continues to happen.”īut it is more than that. “I’ve talked about the second line all year long, about playing better, harder defensively, not giving up odd-man rushes,” Gallant said. He wasn’t talking about the right wing, either, on a night when Vitali Kravtsov was replaced by Jimmy Vesey midway through the second period. Gallant lambasted the second line with withering postgame comments that focused on defensive lapses. It is becoming impossible to understand why the first power-play unit gets every start, even when the Rangers have gone 1-for-19 over the last six games after an 0-for-3 Thursday. It is becoming impossible to understand why Gallant is sticking with the same personnel on the first power-play unit, which has scored one goal in the last eight games. It is becoming more and more difficult to understand why head coach Gerard Gallant will not move Chytil into that second-line spot with Artemi Panarin and a right wing to be named later (cough, cough, Goodrow). ‘Up In The Blue Seats’ Podcast Episode 110: What Could K’Andre Miller’s Next Contract Look Like? The Post’s Larry Brooks envisions a second line that includes Artemi Panarin, Filip Chytil and Goodrow. Barclay Goodrow is denied by Boston’s Jeremy Swayman on Thursday night. It is becoming more and more difficult to understand how, in a game like this, Filip Chytil could get more than five fewer minutes of ice time than Vincent Trocheck: 15:34 to 20:54. To fulfill them, there will need to be a big improvement. Or, as Barclay Goodrow said following the Rangers’ fourth regulation defeat in the last 20 games (14-4-2): “We’ve seen what the best is. The objective is to win six more playoff games than they did last year. That is the minimum requirement this season. That, after all is what they’re all here for. If the Rangers close their eyes, tap their heels together three times and say, “We can beat Boston,” well, there is a chance that, yes indeed, the Blueshirts might come out on top of the mighty B’s, who extended their start to 36-5-4 on Thursday with a 3-1 victory at the Garden.īut wishing won’t make it so and neither will believing - even if the Rangers clung to the thought that, other than for a few mistakes, they could have toppled the Bruins right then and there.īut it is a leap of faith to believe that this team, as currently constituted, could take the Bruins in a best-of-seven playoff series in April or May. Kris Knoblauch's AHL success gives Rangers internal option after Gerard Gallant's exit Rangers search won't include Joel Quenneville, plus look behind Gerard Gallant's exit Rangers could eye Sheldon Keefe if Maple Leafs dump coach after NHL playoffs Unlikely Maple Leafs-Penguins scenario could bring Mike Sullivan to coach Rangers These NHL playoffs show recycled coach like Peter Laviolette could be Rangers' best bet
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