As surmised here yesterday, right wing Petr Prucha will make his first playoff appearance this afternoon, subbing for Colton Orr on the fourth line with Blair Betts and Fred Sjostrom.
No other changes.
"Petr is really, really hungry, I sort of see it in his eyes..." said coach Tom Renney. "I liked his game against these guys, He's done a good job, he's got a good touch... It gives us a little more quickness, a little more speed and I like the second and third effort."
Prucha had one assist in seven games against the Pens this season. Before this seaosn, he had four goals and five assists in 16 games against Pittsburgh.
Worthwhile article on Sean Avery in Toronto Sun with comments from his dad Al and former coach. Having trouble posting link, but you can google the headline: "What Makes Sean Avery Tick?"
More later....
Comments (3)
Thanks for the lead on the Avery article Zip. Good insight on his family and the Don Cherry info is priceless. Good Stuff. I like Prucha being inserted in that fighting is non factor here and the extra speed is a plus. I look for the Rangers to bounce back big today.
I think inserting Prucha into today's lineup by Coach Renny is a smart move because Prucha falls down a lot like some of the Penguins. Now we shall see if the referees can call this the same way for both teams. Let's go Rangers!
How can Christian Backman dress for these games? Tom Poti is Tim Horton compared to Backman.