"The Rangers are 4-3-2 in December, a nice turnaround from whatever October and November were, but it's simply not good enough. It's not about the wins and losses, it's about the inconsistency and inability to score. The Rangers routinely get beat by younger, faster teams and that won't change. The recalls of Gabe Perreault and Brennan Othmann were seen as signs the Rangers were shifting to youth in the top-nine, but both played in the bottom-six."
"FYI - this was written around 7am, so the line combos are presumed from the last game each team played. Rangers lines Will Cuylle-Mike Zibanejad-Alexis LafreniereConor Sheary-Vincent Trocheck-JT MillerGabe Perreault-Noah Laba-Taylor RaddyshBrennan Othmann-Sam Carrick-Matt Rempe Vlad Gavrikov-Braden SchneiderCarson Soucy-Will BorgenMatthew Robertson-Scott Morrow Igor Shesterkin gets the start. Flyers lines Trevor Zegras-Christian Dvorak-Travis KonecnyCarl Grundstrom-Sean Couturier-Owen TippettMatvei Michkov-Noah Cates-Bobby BrinkNicolas Deslauriers-Rodrigo Abols-Garnet Hathaway Cam York-Travis SanheimEmil Andrae-Jamie DrysdaleNick Seeler-Rasmus Ristolainen Dan Vladar gets the start."
The Rangers went 4-3-2 in December, showing an improvement after poor results earlier in the season. The team still struggles with inconsistency and an inability to score consistently. Younger, faster opponents routinely outpace the Rangers, and that trend remains a problem. Gabe Perreault and Brennan Othmann were recalled amid expectations of a youth push in the top-nine, but both skated in the bottom-six. The roster currently lacks clear direction while facing a young, skilled Flyers team that sits ahead in the standings with games in hand. Igor Shesterkin is slated to start for the Rangers.
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