Therein has re-configured 2 of his 3 defense pairings for tonight's series opener against the Rangers. He will have Whitney with Letang, and Scuderi with Gill.
No word has been given as to the reason for the changes and, in all frankness, it's not easy to figure out why Therrein might do this when the defense has played so well. It might be an attempt to get Gill matched up against Jagr, which would require him being on the ice more. It also might be an attempt to increase our ability, with the Whitney and Letang pairing anyway, to break some of the stifiling neutral zone defense the Rangers like to play.
Changes when things are going well make me a little uneasy, but Therrein deserves the benefit of the doubt for trying to be progressive and tailoring his lineup to try and matchup against the opposition better. One has to believe that's why he's doing this.
We'll see how it turns out.
Also, Gary Roberts has been ruled out of the game tonight.
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