New York Rangers: How an entire team struggles at once

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(Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

As the New York Rangers struggle through an awful start to the season, the question is raised: how does everyone struggle at once?

The New York Rangers are off to a terrible start to the 2017-18 campaign. Though many predicted that the Rangers would be worse than last season, the roster changes pointed to a different picture. While the Rangers traded Derek Stepan to the Arizona Coyotes, they did rework nearly their entire defense.

However, the Rangers simply cannot win hockey games right now. The entire team is performing below expectations, with no one standing out as having a strong start to the campaign. Considering it’s the whole roster and not just a few straggling parts here and there, it cannot be as simple as the day to day struggles a hockey team faces.

It’s an entire team playing below expectations at once, so there must be a bigger explanation. I have narrowed down the possibilities to five options. Let’s take a look.

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