Alain Vigneault’s tenure with the New York Rangers has been strong in the regular season. However, his time with the team could’ve been more successful if he didn’t make these personnel mistakes.
The New York Rangers are right back in the thick of the Metropolitan division playoff hunt. The Rangers sit one point of a playoff spot after Friday’s 5-1 throttling of the Carolina Hurricanes. The team had their first open to the public practice in Central Park since Mark Messier was on the team Saturday morning.
The team has some confidence to their game that simply wasn’t there a month ago when the season started. Head Coach Alain Vigneualt’s Achilles heal has always been deployment during his time with the Rangers. The best players are not put in a situation to succeed.
This should be the fundamental goal of a hockey coach, to put the best players available in the best situation to succeed and try to win the hockey game. This has been a recurring problem since Vigneault’s arrival prior to the 2014 season. Vigneault’s teams have continually held back because of his stubbornness. Round pegs don’t go in square holes.