Debating who the 12th forward or sixth defenseman should be is far less consequential than getting more out of Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin and others.
Matt Rempe was back in the Rangers' lineup for Game 5 after being benched in both Game 3 and 4 of their playoff series against Carolina. He made his presence felt with his physicality, but it wasn't enough in the decisive third period as the Rangers collapsed in a 4-1 loss at Madison Square Garden to extend the series. Although Rempe took the league by storm earlier in the season, he found his ice time slipping even against the Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. 3 Rangers center Matt Rempe exchanges words with Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns in the second period. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST That continued in the first two games against Carolina before he didn't play
Could the Rangers' current third line be a difference-maker in the same way the Kid Line was during their 2022 playoff run?
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
22 | C | |
72 | C | |
50 | LW | |
70 | G | |
84 | C | |
23 | D | |
21 | C | |
56 | D | |
6 | D | |
24 | RW | |
20 | LW | |
13 | LW | |
55 | D | |
14 | D | |
79 | D | |
10 | LW | |
32 | G | |
73 | C | |
96 | C | |
5 | D | |
4 | D | |
31 | G | |
38 | LW | |
16 | C | |
8 | D | |
26 | LW | |
91 | C | |
17 | RW | |
93 | C |