Now that the cuts have been made and the season begins in mere days, it’s officially time to analyze what the Rangers line-up will look like on opening night…
1. Based on reports from practice, the forward lines will resemble this:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Buchnevich
Nash-Chytil-Zuccarello
Grabner-Hayes-Miller
Vesey-Desharnais-Carey
The top six?
In a vacuum, the third line looks like a winner as well, but I feel the construction of that line creates a weaker fourth line. I doubt I’ll gain many supporters with this take, but similar to the playoffs last year, putting Grabner, who likely won’t come close to replicating his scoring prowess of last season, on the fourth line gives the Rangers the most balanced line-up.