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After not having played since Dec. 23, Zac Jones was back for a second straight game in Friday\u2019s 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh at Madison Square Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And unlike his promising return Wednesday in the win over Boston because of an illness to Urho Vaakanainen, Jones wasn\u2019t able to help in Friday\u2019s costly defeat against an undermanned Penguins team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pair of Jones and Braden Schneider struggled, much like the rest of the lineup in a game the Rangers could hardly afford to drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prior to the loss, Peter Laviolette praised Jones\u2019 game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe sees the game really well,\u2019\u2019 the coach said. \u201cHe\u2019s a good skater, makes a good first pass, reading situations from a defensive standpoint. \u2026 We had the conversations postgame to remind him that\u2019s exactly what we want, and he executed well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
How that impacts Jones going forward remains to be seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prior to Wednesday, he had been a healthy scratch in 18 straight games, as well as 20 of the past 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing a guy last year in it the whole year, I learned to roll with the punches sometimes,\u201d said Jones, who was in and out of the lineup a year ago, as well. \u201cSome days are better than others. You come ready to play, regardless of what day it is, what the situation is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Vaakanainen out, that situation meant more time on the ice for Jones, although the Rangers have just Saturday\u2019s game at Columbus before the 4 Nations break.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tough. You come into the lineup after being out a while and want to stick to your game in a sense, but also [playing time is] in the back of your mind,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI\u2019m not gonna say it\u2019s not. It\u2019s natural to think something like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Adam Edstrom out indefinitely with a lower-body injury, Jimmy Vesey replaced him on the fourth line against the Bruins, alongside Matt Rempe and Sam Carrick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The line played well in their first game together, but Rempe made a costly bad pass early in the second period Friday that led to Pittsburgh\u2019s first goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rempe, though, is hopeful the line plays well with Vesey, despite Edstrom\u2019s absence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played a ton last year in the playoffs, so I\u2019m really comfortable with him,\u201d Rempe said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even so, Vesey won\u2019t be able to bring the same level of physicality the 6-foot-7 Edstrom did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rempe said he didn\u2019t expect Edstrom\u2019s absence to impact the way he plays, since he already uses his force effectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like no matter who\u2019s out there with me, I play physical,\u201d Rempe said. \u201cSo my game doesn\u2019t change at all, even though I\u2019m going to miss [Edstrom].\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What Rempe is more focused on is what he\u2019s been addressing for much of the season: becoming a more well-rounded player.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think my game is improving a lot,\u201d Rempe said. \u201cAs a player, I\u2019m learning about making more plays with the puck, and I want to continue to develop and build on that. I want to be a really good player, and I feel the more time I get, the more that will happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jonny Brodzinski entered Friday with two points in his previous three games (a goal and an assist), after not playing for three weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Filip Chytil\u2019s departure to Vancouver in the trade that landed the Rangers J.T. Miller, as well as Mika Zibanejad\u2019s switch to the wing, has at least for now made Brodzinski the team\u2019s third-line center.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laviolette said Brodzinski has experience at center, stemming from last season, when Brodzinski was at AHL Hartford and the organization looked to get him some time there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were thinking he may need this because he was one of [Hartford\u2019s] top players on a consistent basis and he\u2019s done a good job evolving,\u201d Laviolette said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laviolette noted the 31-year-old\u2019s natural position is on the wing but added Brodzinski has the traits to be successful at center.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got the assets to do it,\u201d Laviolette said of Brodzinski. \u201cHe\u2019s a good, fast, smart player. \u2026 He can read things. He\u2019s a quick skater and sees things well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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