{"id":431376,"date":"2022-04-14T06:40:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T03:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/alexis-lafreniere-may-become-odd-man-out-on-rangers-third-line\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T06:40:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T03:40:50","slug":"alexis-lafreniere-may-become-odd-man-out-on-rangers-third-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alexis-lafreniere-may-become-odd-man-out-on-rangers-third-line\/","title":{"rendered":"#Alexis Lafreniere may become odd man out on Rangers&#8217; third line"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413c442d975\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413c442d975\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alexis-lafreniere-may-become-odd-man-out-on-rangers-third-line\/#%E2%80%9CAlexis_Lafreniere_may_become_odd_man_out_on_Rangers_third_line%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Alexis Lafreniere may become odd man out on Rangers&#8217; third line&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAlexis_Lafreniere_may_become_odd_man_out_on_Rangers_third_line%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Alexis Lafreniere may become odd man out on Rangers&#8217; third line&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/larry-brooks.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Larry Brooks\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/larry-brooks.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/larry-brooks.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The Rangers found a productive third-line connection between Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko on Wednesday in a 4-0 victory over the depleted and dreadful Flyers, but Alexis Lafreniere was not with them, serving as a healthy scratch for the first time in his two-season NHL career \u2014 if not for the first time in his hockey life.<\/p>\n<p>After the triumph, which created a seven-point cushion for second-place and home-ice advantage in the first round while also moving the Rangers to within two points of the first-place Hurricanes (who hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in hand), head coach Gerard Gallant attempted to im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely defuse the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlexis is not out from bad play, it has nothing to do with that,\u201d Gallant said of the 20-year-old winger, who had gone eight straight games without a point while his effectiveness has declined. \u201cHe\u2019s a young guy and he looks a little bit tired lately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe hasn\u2019t played an 82-game schedule before, so it\u2019s nothing to jump the ship about. He\u2019ll be back in the next game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That means there will be a musical-chairs feel pertaining to the alignment of the third line for the Rangers\u2019 match Saturday at the Garden against the Red Wings.<\/p>\n<p>Because there is Chytil, who had a robust match in his return from a two-game absence due to an upper-body issue. There is Kakko, who scored twice in an impressive showing in his third game back following a 31-game absence relating to a wrist injury and surgery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Rangers_Flyers_Hockey.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rangers\" class=\"wp-image-21897048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Rangers_Flyers_Hockey.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Rangers_Flyers_Hockey.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Rangers_Flyers_Hockey.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Barclay Goodrow and Kaapo Kakko, celebrate during the Rangers\u2019 win  over the Flyers on Tuesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is Barclay Goodrow, who had a pair of assists versus the Flyers while patrolling the left side of the unit and stepping in to take all of his line\u2019s faceoffs, going 8-2 at the dots for his trouble. And there is Lafreniere, who had been on the third line for the previous 10 games following his lengthy spin on the right up top with an uncharacteristically quiet Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider.<\/p>\n<p><em>Post Sports+ members, sign up to <i>have Mollie Walker text you the latest word on the Rangers and reply with your thoughts and questions<\/i>. Not a Sports+ member yet? Try it now.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gallant might be somewhat of a magician, but it is most unlikely that he will be able to fit these four players into three third-line spots. That sets up the seven-game runway to the playoffs as a testing ground.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/34913135-9f36-5f91-82c6-6414e920b684\/624e6c693ff2b000124bcd27?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kakko seemed to prove that he is back, if not even stronger and fitter following all of the conditioning work and skating he did throughout his 10-week absence. The Finn was quick off the mark and assertive in the offensive zone while working responsibly in his own end in front of goaltender Alexandar Georgiev.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI was out for a long time so I think always the first couple of games are not so good,\u201d Kakko said. \u201cBut it\u2019s getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kakko, who hadn\u2019t scored since getting a pair in Arizona on Dec. 15, rifled one from the high slot, while the seas parted in front of him, to beat neophyte netminder Felix Sandstrom for a 1-0 lead at 10:20 of the first period. He recorded the 2-0 goal at 8:22 of the second from in front by converting a nifty centering feed from Chytil after the center had won the puck in a corner battle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was first thinking I should pass it to Fil because he was open on the other side for a one-timer, but then I saw I had so much time so just shoot it,\u201d Kakko said of the first goal. \u201c[The second] was a great pass. It was an easy tap for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1238889643-e1649907292865.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rangers\" class=\"wp-image-21897058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1238889643-e1649907292865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1238889643-e1649907292865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1238889643-e1649907292865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1238889643-e1649907292865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alexis Lafreniere <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NHLI via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chytil and Kakko played a fair amount last year on the Kid Line that had Lafreniere on the left. When both are on their games, there is a fair amount of chemistry between them. That\u2019s a qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a good player and great skater and I think that\u2019s good for me,\u201d Kakko said of Chytil, who had three points (1-2) in his last 12 games before this one. \u201cHe has some speed, so that\u2019s how we can get more time in the O-zone. I try to find him all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goodrow\u2019s presence adds veteran balance and a 200-foot game that complements Chytil\u2019s and Kakko\u2019s. But if that\u2019s the way the Rangers line up, then where would be the spot for Lafreniere? If the forwards stay healthy, that is going to be the tricky one for the coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be day-to-day,\u201d Gallant said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got extra players.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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