The Rangers are 1-2-0 and more importantly have lost their last two games by a combined score 11-5. Those lo ses came to the Blue Jackets on the road (OK) and to the Maple Leafs at home (yeesh). With a home date against a big rival, the suddenly resurgent Islanders, its not a surprise to see coach Alain Vigneault change things up. And he has:Malone, Zuccarello and Kostka in; Miller, Barry Bonds Jersey Fast and Hunwick out for tonight v Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) Adding Ryan Malone is probably a good thing. The Rangers' fourth line has been a trainwreck in the last two games (though Jesper Fast has probably been Austin Slater Jersey the best of the three), and Malone was a positive puck-po se sion player last year in Tampa. His market crashed .Also of note is J.T. Millers removal from the lineup. You may remember . On the surface, this looks like more of the same, especially since Miller has zero points and a minus-4 +/- rating thus far.The problem is Millers has not been bad. In fact, he leads the Rangers in Relative Corsi over the first three games. Saturday, when the Rangers were trashed by the Blue Jackets, the . Yet his reward for that performance was a demotion. Dan Rosen tweeted this out prior to Sundays lo s to the Leafs:Rangers Gerardo Parra Jersey lines in warmups: Duclair-St. Louis-Nash, Kreider-Bra sard-Stempniak, Hagelin-Hayes-Zuccarello, Gla s-Moore-Miller Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) Mats Zuccarello ended up scratched with an injury, so Miller remained on the third line. But the writing was on the wall Miller was going to be dropped if he didn't do something great Sunday. He didn't, and now he's out of the lineup entirely.Against the Leafs, Miller wasnt as good, but he still posted a positive Corsi, which is more . He may not have a point, but good things have happened while hes on the ice this season. More good things than when Derick Bra sard has been on the ice, or Carl Hagelin, and certainly more than Tanner Gla s.Its San Francisco Giants Jersey even worse when the team situation is factored in. The Rangers are a team that thrived on their depth last season depth which has gone to greener pastures. The best hope for recreating that depth was for young players, like Miller and Duclair, to step up and fill those roles. Miller appeared to have done that; now it certainly seems like hes being scapegoated for two lousy team performances.Even if Vigneault wanted to get Kevin Hayes, who had a solid debut Sunday, into the lineup, it doesnt excuse why Miller sits over Gla s, who was arguably the worst Rangers skater against the Leafs, not good against the Jackets and has a . Even if one thinks the worst of Miller, his upside (21 Mauricio Dubon Jersey years old, mid-first-round pick) makes dropping him so quickly a strange call.It certainly seems like the Rangers are making a mistake. Well see what happens when the battle for New York renews Tuesday night.
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