OK. So here’s the question: If Kevin Hayes centers the third line for the Rangers rather than playing right wing on either of the top two units, then what does that mean for Jarret Stoll and Dom Moore, and how much would that impact Oscar Lindberg’s chance of making the team?
Hayes, who played extensively both in the middle and on the wing at Boston College, was at center for 77 of his 79 games in last year’s rookie season and for 12 of 19 playoff games, moving to the wing (to no great effect at all) when coach Alain Vigneault juggled his combinations several times in the absence of Mats Zuccarello.