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15 hours agoRangers goalie prospect Dylan Garand poised to live out lifelong dream
Dylan Garand may soon debut for the Rangers due to Jonathan Quick's injury, having performed well in the AHL.
Of all the on ice changes the Rangers must make, getting youth on the powerplay is the most critical. If Alexis Lafreniere is off the ice for a single second of first-unit power-play time after the Olympic break, every person in the Rangers organization should be fired. The Rangers must once and for all give Lafreniere every opportunity to prove he is a valuable player.
So when the Rangers found themselves on the wrong end of a five-on-three power play in the closing minutes of their preseason opener Sunday afternoon against the Devils at the Prudential Center, it actually wasn't the worst thing for goalie Dylan Garand. "The PK stuff was actually pretty nice to get some reps in there," Garand said after the Rangers' 5-3 victory.