"They are not a team. They are a collection of individuals. When you watch other teams around the league, their players do not act like the Rangers players do. Leaders taking unsportsmanlike penalties instead of back checking, not skating hard to loose pucks with an empty net, and the overall mopey attitude once down a goal are all unique to the Rangers."
"Mike Sullivan has opted to load up his top six with every veteran on the team, with the youngest being Will Cuylle, who does not look like he fits in the top six at this point in his career. Meanwhile Gabe Perreault was on the third line with noted offensive powerhouses Taylor Raddysh and Jonny Brodzinski. At least the latter provides some good leadership on and off the ice."
"The majority of the veterans have not stepped up, so what's the issue with putting Perreault in the top six? Is this about handling egos? Perreault needs to play in the top six and should be deployed in just about every scoring situation possible from now until the end of the season. Or at the very least with skill players in a sheltered third line role, like that Zuccarello-Brassard-Pouliot line back in the day."
The New York Rangers display disjointed, individualistic play and frequent on-ice blunders instead of cohesive team behavior. Team leaders take undisciplined penalties, fail to backcheck, and show poor effort on loose pucks and empty nets, producing a mopey response after falling behind. Coaching choices favor a veteran-heavy top six that includes younger players who may not fit the role. Gabe Perreault has been relegated to a third line with limited minutes despite arguments for top-six or sheltered scoring deployment. Alexis Lafreniere showed a strong Winter Classic game but then committed a costly infraction during a subsequent game while trailing with a four-minute power play.
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