Despite not changing up the lines at even strength for now, Gerard Gallant debuted some new NY Rangers powerplay units today. Notably, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider were moved to PP2 in favor of more balance across the powerplay.
This is only the first example of the patience required throughout this process as the Rangers figure things out. We expected the 5v5 lines to remain the same for now, but we did not necessarily expect PP1 to get blown up.
The good news is that Alexis Lafreniere is finally getting PP1 time.