GDT [RS] (#64) Rangers @ New Jersey Devils — New Players, Same Me

[Morphinity 2.0]

REGULAR SEASON GAME #64 — 3/22/22

vs.

Location: Prudential Center — Newark, NJ
Time: 7:00 PM
TV: MSG, MSG+ 2
Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • @StapeAthletic • @ColinSNewsday • @vzmercogliano

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

Official Team Websites: nhl.com/rangers • nhl.com/devils

 

GameCenter - here

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

40-18-5 (85 Points)

2nd — Metropolitan

36

.675

20-6-3

20-12-2

4-2

7-3-0

W2

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+29 (10th)

2.94 (18th)

2.51 (3rd)

26.3% (2nd)

82.2% (9th)

45.2% (29th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Chris Kreider (41)

Artemi Panarin (56)

Artemi Panarin (72)

Mika Zibanejad (+19)

Jacob Trouba (80) 

Adam Fox (24:12)

Mika Zibanejad (19:49)

Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Alexis Lafrenière 
Artemi Panarin A / Ryan Strome A / Frank Vatrano
Andrew Copp / Filip Chytil / Dryden Hunt
 Tyler Motte / Barclay Goodrow A / Ryan Reaves

Ryan Lindgren / Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller / Jacob Trouba A
Patrik Nemeth / Justin Braun

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Igor Shesterkin
 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

40

30-8-3

.938

2.05

3

Healthy Scratches:

Libor Hajek, Julien Gauthier , Jonny Brodzinski , Braden Schneider

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Sammy Blais [IR] — Knee surgery; Out for season

Kaapo Kakko [IR] — Upper-body injury; "Weak, too weak"

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

22-35-5 (49  Points)

8th — Metropolitan

20

.398

14-14-3

8-21-2

2-4

4-6-0

L3

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

-38 (24th)

3.00 (17th)

3.58 (29th)

17.7% (21st)

81.1% (11th)

51.0% (13th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Jesper Bratt (21)

Jesper Bratt (39)

Jesper Bratt (60)

Andreas Johnsson (+4)

Mason Geertsen (62)

Damon Severson (23:30)

Jack Hughes (19:30)

Starting Lineup:^

Yegor Sharangovich / Jack Hughes / Dawson Mercer
Andreas Johnsson / Nico Hischier / Jesper Bratt
Tomas Tatar / Jesper Boqvist / Jimmy Vesey
Mason Geersten / Michael McLeod / Nathan Bastian

 

Ryan Graves/ Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler / Damon Severson
Ty Smith / PK Subban

^Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Nico Daws

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

13

6-6-0

.902

2.99

0

Healthy Scratches:

Tyce Thompson, Colton White

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

Miles Wood [IR] — Hip surgery
Mackenzie Blackwood [IR] — Left heel injury
Jonathan Bernier [IR] — Lower-body injury Pavel Zacha [DTD] — Upper-body injury

 

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

“We wanted to give Turk some more pieces. Obviously, goaltending has been terrific, special teams have been very good. With some of the players that we’ve lost, not only recently, but Sammy Blais for the year, we did want to give Turk and the coaches more pieces to maneuver and figure out how best to win games down the stretch here.”

 

— Chris Drury on the Rangers' trade deadline acquisitions

GIF to HYPE :

[RJWantsTheCup]

Any of the new guys playing tonight?

[Cash or Czech]

Shiny new toys tonight, I hope

[Morphinity 2.0]

2 minutes ago, RJWantsTheCup said:

Any of the new guys playing tonight?

Probably, but I doubt we'll get any insight to actual lines until closer to game time. 

[Ozzy]

For Trivia:

 

 

[BrooksBurner]

Assuming all the new guys are available, lineup predictions? I’ll guess:

 

K-Z-Laf

Bread-Strome-Vatrano

Copp-Chytil-Goodrow

Hunt-Brodz-Reaves

 

Normal top 4

Nemeth-Braun

 

Motte out for now.

[Kevin]

I see Braun in for Schneider too.  Just to give him a little breather.  

 

Jagr for trivia again. 

[Kick save and a beauty]

4 minutes ago, Kevin said:

I see Braun in for Schneider too.  Just to give him a little breather.  

 

Jagr for trivia again. 

 

Agreed on Schneider.  He has been a hair off perfect in the last little while,  No shame in giving him a break.

 

So the GM gave us a puncher's chance in the playoffs without gutting the talent pipeline in order to do so.  Good job there.

[Pete]

Trivia is Henrique, right @Phil?

Edited March 22, 2022 by Pete

[josh]

9 minutes ago, Pete said:

Trivia is Henrique, right @Phil?

 

"Oh sorry Joe, that says Henrik."

[Gravesy]

26 minutes ago, rmc51 said:

 

Copp-Chytil-Goodrow

 

I mean, ideally we’re not moving Copp to wing in order to accommodate Chytil of all people 

[Flynn]

If Copp is available and Chytil is centering he 3rd line I'll be sad.

[Phil]

1. All new guys should be available tonight. Would expect Motte and Copp to play, at the very least.

2. Trivia is Kevin Weekes.

3. Fuck that weasel-faced piece of shit Adam Henrique and his entire family for fucking ever.

[BrooksBurner]

8 minutes ago, Gravesy said:

I mean, ideally we’re not moving Copp to wing in order to accommodate Chytil of all people 

I believe Copp regularly played on the left as well as center in Winnipeg, so it’s not moving him out of place as much as it is banking on his versatility. He takes faceoffs wherever he plays.
 

I had a lot of variations of my bottom 6 and had a tough time (but that’s a tremendous feeling, to have that kind of depth), so I can imagine Gallant will be feeling the same. I could see Goodrow-Copp-Hunt as easily as what I put. Chytil is a better player than Hunt though so I’m thinking Gallant tries to get the highest ceiling of a 3rd line together first.

[Gravesy]

Just now, rmc51 said:

I believe Copp regularly played on the left as well as center in Winnipeg, so it’s not moving him out of place as much as it is banking on his versatility. He takes faceoffs wherever he plays.
 

I had a lot of variations of my bottom 6 and had a tough time (but that’s a tremendous feeling, to have that kind of depth), so I can imagine Gallant will be feeling the same. I could see Goodrow-Copp-Hunt as easily as what I put. Chytil is a better player than Hunt though so I’m thinking Gallant tries to get the highest ceiling of a 3rd line together first.

Copp can play left wing, no problems with that.

It's just that in Copp we finally have a legit 3c who can both drive play from that position and take on tough defensive assignments. It seems counter productive to play him elsewhere, and Chytils performance as a center isn't anywhere near enough to even consider it imo.

[Ozzy]

6 minutes ago, Gravesy said:

Copp can play left wing, no problems with that.

It's just that in Copp we finally have a legit 3c who can both drive play from that position and take on tough defensive assignments. It seems counter productive to play him elsewhere, and Chytils performance as a center isn't anywhere near enough to even consider it imo.

 

Bingo!  Copp's that 3C a lot of us have been waiting for.  I've seen enough of Chytil and his baby-turd-soft play. 

 

We need to unload him and that contract to make room for players like Copp.  I think Copp is a keeper, and I really hope Drury finds a way to re-sign him.

[BrooksBurner]

13 minutes ago, Gravesy said:

Copp can play left wing, no problems with that.

It's just that in Copp we finally have a legit 3c who can both drive play from that position and take on tough defensive assignments. It seems counter productive to play him elsewhere, and Chytils performance as a center isn't anywhere near enough to even consider it imo.

Could be. Should be interesting to see what Gallant goes with. I don’t think Gallant (or Chytil) views Chytil as an option on the wing though. I think Gallant has hinted at that in the past but I could be wrong. If that’s the case, are you moving him to 4C or the bench for tonight’s game? I considered 4C but that moves Brodz out and I didn’t want to do that. Brodz has been good, buzzing around the ice with speed and forechecking with purpose. So for me right now it came down to putting Chytil at 3C or on the bench. I know this board prefers the latter, but I do not agree with the board when it comes to Chytil. I would not take him out of the lineup completely. I would be pleasantly surprised if they tried him on the wing again though (Chytil-Copp-Goodrow).

[Pete]

Putting Chytil on any line robs of its identity because he has no identity.

 

Are you a center? No vision or creativity.

 

Are you a wing? Possibly but not in bottom 6.

 

Are you a scorer? Then score!

 

He's actually a fantastic 1 on 1 player in open ice which will help him in the KHL or the Danish super league, wherever he winds up first. 

[Long live the King]

I'd put Chytil on the Panarin line until Kakko is back.  

 

That way, if my long term 3rd line plan is Vatrano - Copp - Goodrow, they have as much time to gel as possible.  

 

Then if Chytil actually clicks on the Panarin line, run your bottom 6 as...

 

Vatrano - Copp - Kakko

Goodrow centering - Reaves/Rooney/Motte

[Keirik]

Cop has to be your 3c , not wing. He’s a center. He can play wing but he’s a center. Moving him to wing to preserve the full aroma of stink for Chytil at center would be asinine 

[Ozzy]

I'd put Chytil in the press box.  Maybe he can do an MSG commercial, or maybe be the new Zamboni driver.

 

I'm actually past trying to fit Chytil in anywhere...Pete hit the nail on the head with this one ..."he simply doesn't fit....anywhere"

[Keirik]

4 minutes ago, Ozzy said:

I'd put Chytil in the press box.  Maybe he can do an MSG commercial, or maybe be the new Zamboni driver.

 

I'm actually past trying to fit Chytil in anywhere...Pete hit the nail on the head with this one ..."he simply doesn't fit....anywhere"

Chytil has the perfect face for radio 

[Morphinity 2.0]

Lines updated from practice. Copp playing wing. Chytil center. 

 

No one has posted D pairs yet. 

[Morphinity 2.0]

D pairs updated! 

[BrooksBurner]

3 minutes ago, Morphinity said:

Lines updated from practice. Copp playing wing. Chytil center. 

 

No one has posted D pairs yet. 

It’s really the right move for the first game. Copp and Chytil could work beautifully together.
 

It would seem that Gallant kind of likes Chytil. Sorry fellas! Maybe he gets that radio gig another day.