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Rangers Report Cards: The Coaches and Chris Drury

By Marvin Azrak

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 28: General Manager Chris Drury of the New York Rangers speaks during a press conference prior to the jersey retirement ceremony for Henrik Lundqvist taking place before the game between the New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2022 in New York City. Henrik Lundqvist played all 15 seasons of his NHL career with the Rangers before retiring in 2020. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 28: General Manager Chris Drury of the New York Rangers speaks during a press conference prior to the jersey retirement ceremony for Henrik Lundqvist taking place before the game between the New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2022 in New York City. Henrik Lundqvist played all 15 seasons of his NHL career with the Rangers before retiring in 2020. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, CANADA – MARCH 09: Head coach of the New York Rangers Gerard Gallant and assistant coach Jim Midgley handle bench duties during the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on March 9, 2023 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout. Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA – MARCH 09: Head coach of the New York Rangers Gerard Gallant and assistant coach Jim Midgley handle bench duties during the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on March 9, 2023 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout. Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Rangers Report Cards: Jim Midgley: B-

Jim Midgley’s job was enforcing the Rangers offense at even strength. So, let’s dive into the numbers. The Rangers tied for 10th with 206 goals at 5V5 this season. Yet the underlying numbers don’t do them any favors. New York had a 2.64 Goals per 60, tenth in the league.

The Blueshirts had a 49.8% Corsi, which ranked 17th in the league. For those who don’t know, a Corsi number is determined by dividing the number of shot attempts at even strength by the number of attempts by the opponent. An “Elite” Corsi percentage is 55%+.  New York also had a -11 Expected Goal differential.

New York ranked 30th in high-danger chances with 130. That said, they had a +16.58 Goals Scored Above Expected, which was good for third in the league. The Blueshirts’ +37.8 Goals Differential Above Expected was second behind the record-setting Boston Bruins. However, their -0.15 expected goal differential per 60 minutes was 21st, and their X Goals per 60 ranked a dreadful 25th of 32 at 2.39.

Due to Gallant’s flawed system, the Rangers were a terrible rebounding team. They ranked 28th in rebounds shots for at even strength with 154, but fourth in rebounds shots above expected at +22.2.

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