Net New

The Rangers projected line up for tomorrow’s opening Qualifying Round match will feature a lot of playoff newbies. In fact nine of the roster will make their first post season NHL appearance, after all these games will statistically count towards the player’s playoff stats, even if they are deemed a “qualifying” round.

The nine include the top defensive pair of Ryan Lindgren and Adam Fox, as well as the odds-on favorite to start in net, Igor Shesterkin. Also in the mix are fellow defender Libor Hajek – who is expected to sub in for Tony DeAngelo, who would also make his playoff debut, along with forwards Brett Howden, Kaapo Kakko, Julien Gauthier, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Filip Chytil.