The New York Rangers proceed their downward spiral after beginning off the season with an honest file. Nevertheless, because the summer season, Common Supervisor Chris Drury has been trying to improve his roster, understanding it isn’t adequate to win this season.
John Shannon, previously of Hockey Evening in Canada, was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio on Friday Morning Skate section 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 obtained 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 nicely. And also you’re considering, 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 group to place issues again collectively once more?”
John Shannon: “By the way in which, the roster freeze ends at midnight, so and that’s one you need to marvel about if that, in reality, 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 evening. (Rangers haven’t traded Kreider as of but)
That is one which flummox everyone. 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 corporation when he doesn’t spend that a lot time within the dressing room when the coach is admittedly driving the theme of what goes on at ice degree and throughout the video games?
Clearly, there have been sufficient tales courting again to the Barclay Goodrow waiver state of affairs. Jacob Trouba, first with the Crimson 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 assume that means however on the similar time, you do marvel if the place there’s smoke, is there hearth on this one? The Rangers are too proficient. The Rangers have too many good gamers. Thoughts you, a number of the guys that had nice seasons final yr haven’t had good seasons this yr.
The man that involves the highest of thoughts for me is Mika Zibanejad then you definately add K’Andre Miller to that. Neither have performed very nicely. So the blokes with profession years a yr 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 group wanted to be taught to purchase in utterly in the event that they needed to win. This roster has gone in the exact opposite path.
As an alternative of shopping for in, this group of gamers have give up on the group, coach, and basic supervisor. As Larry Brooks of the New York Post notes, these gamers had their emotions harm and have been upset about how Drury carried out enterprise. But not a type of gamers has requested to be traded.
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One thing will ultimately have to offer 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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