Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev, left, and teammates celebrate a win over the Islanders on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in New York. Credit: AP/Bruce Bennett
In this Covid-era, 56-game NHL season of 2020-21, Rangers coach David Quinn knows he doesn’t have time to waste as far as fixing problems when they crop up. And he doesn’t have much time to experiment.
So the experiment of playing the righthanded-shooting Tony DeAngelo at left defense, on a pair with fellow righty Jacob Trouba, lasted one scrimmage in training camp – four days –before being scrapped. And after the Blueshirts were embarrassed by the Islanders, 4-0, in the season opener on Thursday, Quinn was quick to change up his forward lines and defense combinations for the rematch against the Isles on Saturday.