One of the more interesting battles heading into camp is that of left defense. It’s safe to say that Brady Skjei will get the 1LD minutes, likely with Jacob Trouba. After that, we have no idea how the rest of the lineup will shake out. Brendan Smith, who was pretty serviceable as a bottom-four defenseman, is in the mix, as is Marc Staal as the veterans. Kids Libor Hajek (who looked good in 5 NHL games), Yegor Rykov, and Ryan Lindgren also look like they are in the mix.
Can a kid force Marc Staal out of the Rangers lineup?
