Chris Kreider of the Rangers looks on following a Flyers goal during the second period at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday in Philadelphia. Credit: Getty Images/Tim Nwachukwu
The chase for the playoffs isn’t technically over for the Rangers, but clearly, with six points between them and the nearest playoff spot, and 10 games to go – beginning with Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden – the time has come to try something different.
And so, with big, physical defenseman and alternate captain Jacob Trouba unavailable for Thursday’s game, coach David Quinn inserted 20-year-old rookie Zac Jones to the lineup.