Lou Orlando fills in for Jim Cerny on the Rink Rap Podcast from Forever Blueshirts, breaking down the latest on the New York Rangers as the season winds down. Lafreniere is playing the best hockey of his career — but is it real? Plus, is Gabe Perreault being set up for the same power play frustration Lafreniere dealt with for years? And with Dylan Grandy getting recalled, what's going on in the Rangers' crease?

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Chapters:

0:00 – Intro 

0:18 – Lou Orlando fills in for Jim Cerny 

1:37 – March Madness & Rangers struggles 

3:13 – Rangers post-Olympic break: fool's gold confirmed 

5:32 – Panarin's return to MSG 

9:18 – Kopitar & Quick moment; hockey history 

11:14 – JT Miller returns, Rangers slide continues 

13:03 – Mika Zibanejad still producing 

13:58 – Noah Laba injury concern 

16:48 – BREAK 

16:53 – Lafreniere's surge: 8 goals, 15 points in 12 games 

21:00 – Is this real or garbage time production? 

24:10 – Should the Rangers trade Lafreniere this offseason? 

28:33 – Laviolette on Lafreniere's power play usage 

33:46 – Gabe Pro: following in Lafreniere's footsteps? 

37:19 – Rangers PP numbers since Olympic break 

39:15 – What happens to Pro's role next season? 

42:39 – Dylan Grandy recalled; the goalie situation 

46:44 – Final thoughts & outro