You’d think that New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan has zero interest in messing with a good thing after their first home win of the season Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
But when the Rangers practiced Tuesday afternoon, Sullivan tweaked his third line, despite a strong showing in that 6-3 win over the Nashville Predators. Veteran wing Conor Sheary bumped up from the fourth line and swapped places with Taylor Raddysh, whose tied for the team lead with five goals.
Whether the Rangers stick with that change when the visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday is not known But Sullivan did make clear that the most important part of the third line right now is developing chemistry between Will Cuylle and Noah Laba.