Halfway There

Team: 2018-19 New York Rangers

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 30, 2018

Published: Mar. 30, 2018

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

KZB line has the ability to be dominate, just look at their advanced stats when they play together. Kreider and Zibanejad are great together and Buchnevich should be a top 6 if not top line winger.
Zuccarello has already stated he loves playing with Chytil. This gives Chytil a strong veteran presence to help grow his game. Namestnikov is elite at entering the offensive zone. Good offensive line that doesn’t put too much pressure on Chytil. Plus Namestnikov can slide in at Center if needed for a shift or two to give Chytil a break defensively if he struggles.
Third line, or center line since they are all natural centers would be fun. I want to keep Hayes but he’d be pushed to the wing for Andersson’s development. Spooner is more of a winger to me.
Fourth line is pure grinding. Lettieri looked good when he was up and can get some PP time as well. Lindberg is solid defensively, but hasn’t had a big role in Vegas. Fast is Fast.
Defense is what really needs the work here. Smith gets a second chance but a short leash. Staal and his contract are very difficult to get rid of at this point.
In a perfect world, Rangers somehow win the lottery and draft Dahlin and push Smith out of the lineup.