The New York Rangers proceed their downward spiral after beginning off the season with an honest file. Nevertheless, because the summer season, Normal Supervisor Chris Drury has been trying to improve his roster, understanding it’s not adequate to win this season.
John Shannon, previously of Hockey Night time in Canada, was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio on Friday Morning Skate phase with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick and was requested concerning the New York Rangers, whether or not extra modifications have been coming, and who set the tone for the season?
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Scott Laughlin: “Wish to get your take, talking of the US on the New York Rangers, John and what their season has dissolved into. And we have been sort of joking simply earlier than we went into our vacation break right here about the truth that Kaapo Kakko bought scratched, he complained, and he was subsequently traded. And it didn’t shock anyone that that was the case.
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After which they made Chris Kreider a wholesome scratch as effectively. And also you’re pondering, Is he the following man to exit the door as soon as the roster freeze is lifted? What do you make of what’s occurred in New York, and if in any respect, it’s attainable for this blue shirts workforce to place issues again collectively once more?”
John Shannon: “By the best way, the roster freeze ends at midnight, so and that’s one you must surprise about if that, actually, was the case, that he was a wholesome scratch, as a result of Chris Drury has a chance to maneuver him earlier than their subsequent recreation, which is night time. (Rangers haven’t traded Kreider as of but)
That is one which flummox all people. It’s most likely a greater query for Gord than it’s for me, as a result of I’ve by no means been within the supervisor’s chair. However can a supervisor set the stage and set the theme for a company when he doesn’t spend that a lot time within the dressing room when the coach is de facto driving the theme of what goes on at ice stage and in the course of the video games?
Clearly, there have been sufficient tales relationship again to the Barclay Goodrow waiver situation. Jacob Trouba, first with the Pink Wings and clearly now with Anaheim. Are there sufficient tales that go round after the e-mail went out that Chris Drury has set the tone for this fall?
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It’s troublesome to suppose that manner however on the similar time, you do surprise if the place there’s smoke, is there fireplace on this one? The Rangers are too proficient. The Rangers have too many good gamers. Thoughts you, a few of the guys that had nice seasons final 12 months haven’t had good seasons this 12 months.
The man that involves the highest of thoughts for me is Mika Zibanejad then you definitely add Okay’Andre Miller to that. Neither have performed very effectively. So the fellows with profession years a 12 months in the past or the final couple of years have been super disappointments in New York, and that’s performed its half.”
As Shannon factors out, the truth that Drury needed to make modifications has set the tone for the season and this spiral because the Rangers sit lifeless final within the Metro Division.
The gamers have actually taken these modifications to coronary heart. This workforce wanted to study to purchase in fully in the event that they needed to win. This roster has gone in the exact opposite route.
As a substitute of shopping for in, this group of gamers have give up on the workforce, coach, and normal supervisor. As Larry Brooks of the New York Publish notes, these gamers had their emotions damage and have been upset about how Drury performed enterprise. But not a kind of gamers has requested to be traded.
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One thing will finally have to provide with the Rangers and this group of gamers. They might get their third coach and second veteran coach fired, Peter Laviolette.
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