Filip Chytil’s injury was the wrench in Peter Laviolette’s plans for his first preseason as head coach of the Rangers.
The loss of the Czech center after just four days of training camp prevented Laviolette from evaluating some of the line combinations that he really needed to.
“I think having Fil out of the lineup as well and not available for exhibition games, you want to see what he could do with different players,” Laviolette said after the loss in New Jersey on Wednesday, mentioning Chytil unprompted in response to a question about the top line’s personnel. “And we just haven’t had that luxury, that opportunity.”No matter what, the trial and error will have to continue in the regular season.
Chytil logged 21:09 of ice time, including 6:45 on the power play, but it’s more about who he spent those minutes next to. Preseason isn’t about the wins and losses, but it is about work ethic and ramping up a team’s game before the wins and losses do matter.Igor Shesterkin makes a save during the Rangers’ 3-1 preseason loss to the Bruins.Lafreniere didn’t do much with his opportunities. Jonathan Quick has struggled to deliver that key save. Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad and Panarin have appeared to be looking ahead to the start of the season.
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