After last night’s almost loss to the lowly Sabres, much anger boiled over about ice time. There was good reason, as yet again the kid line got lost in the shuffle. Alexis Lafreniere had three shifts in the third period, and barely over eight minutes total TOI. Julien Gauthier had less. Filip Chytil managed to crack 10 minutes, getting 10:01 TOI. This is what happens when a rebuilding team competes for the playoffs. Ice time gets lost in competing, and it comes at the expense of development. At what point do the Rangers put a bigger focus on ice time, specifically for the kids?
When the Rangers rebuild and competing lines blur, ice time gets lost
