The Rangers may have to move Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko to the top two lines for Game 3 against the Hurricanes on Sunday at the Garden.
The words are the same, but the meaning of the question is entirely different. Because now when you ask, “Where should the Rangers play Alexis Lafreniere?” it is about which combination of forwards needs him the most as opposed to which combination could help him the most. That is not a subtle difference.
The Rangers will be able to get the Mika Zibanejad line away from Carolina’s Nino Niederreiter-Jordan Staal-Jesper Fast checking unit that spent the first two games all but eliminating No. 93 and linemates Chris Kreider and Frank Vatrano as threats. Lafreniere has been hunting the puck and creating chances, while playing with pace and a chip on his shoulder and a smirk on his face. There is no doubt about that. He gets involved in every scrum, even initiating his fair share of confrontations. He’s the guy who just happens to nudge the goaltender when the puck is frozen. He is the Ranger who wants to get in the last shot.
Lafreniere played just one game during the season with Panarin and Strome, but he did play 25 during the season with Kreider and Zibanejad, including 20 straight beginning in late January. If unleashing Zibanejad from Staal isn’t enough on its own to generate time in the offensive zone, then perhaps that is where Lafreniere is most needed.
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