RALEIGH, N.C. — If we’ve learned anything through the Rangers’ nine playoff games thus far, it’s that practice isn’t always a reflection of what head coach Peter Laviolette will put on the ice.
Since the Blueshirts dropped their first two games in a row since mid-April, however, lineup changes were anticipated and such appeared to be the case during practice Wednesday.
After deploying K’Andre Miller with Braden Schneider and Jacob Trouba with Erik Gustafsson in the past 11 games dating back to the regular season, including all nine postseason contests, Laviolette had the defensive pairs skating the way they did for a majority of the season.
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