The personnel isn’t the problem. It’s the strategy and mindset, the team game and support of players without the puck on the ice, the lack of situational awareness in what play is the best play to make. Lav’s philosophy is we need to play like it’s the playoffs all year round. They didn’t do that. They found ways to win based on goaltending, timely goal scoring, a strong PP and PK, come from behind wins. There were few games when they outplayed teams and won games, where they were structurally disciplined, and consistent. It’s been 1 year since they implemented this. And they didn’t do it as well as they could, while also winning the President’s trophy.

The big problem the Rangers have is their 5v5 play, specifically in the offensive zone with the puck, and in the defensive zone to limit chances and win the puck back.

Lavs' best year is always his first year. Not using the Aces and not going full "Next Man Up" after seeing one game of less-than level from any injured player is a coaching fail.

Great Video, as usual, guys. I had gone through this a couple of times, because, I had Kidney Stone removed & am on some Painkillers. I kind of agree with what you guys are saying, but, I think that the problem is that Fans & The Team are repeating the Same Mistakes over & over again. While we need to keep these Core Players, we need to surround them with a more of the Rounded Type Of Players That Compliment Them & That Allows Us To Roll All Lines In A More Even Way (Upper Case is being more vocal). I think, that, Barclay Goodrow & so many of the other players need to move up & down the lineups, given the circumstances & the time of year. This is one of the main reasons that I wanted to see Kris Knabloch coach the team. Peter Laviollette is the great & proven coach, but, Knabloch is the guy who knew all of these young players & would've been better at utilizing them. He had more likely been the guy who'd have known what to do with so many guys who came up from The Hartford Wolf Pack. Let me know what you think

start with the goalie , leave him be. Shesty. Then move unto the D. We need defence that does not let goals and backs up Shesty . Right now defence is mediocre. The offence is decent.

One example of what I'm here talking about is now everyone is talking Brady Tkachuk/doing a Buyout on Jacob Trouba. I'm thinking of packaging them in A Trade, rather. This is A Safety Factor, so, if Brady Tkachuk is a problem here, it's at the very least, A Wash (from what I've heard some say, Salary/Years are the same).

The Rangers & (the fans) essentially are experiencing 1994 from the Devils' perspective this year. The Devils would've no doubt beat Vancouver, but they were the second best team in the ECF. We just need to have the Rangers replicate that next season that Jersey did...

The Personnel is 100% of the problem with the exception of Laffy’s line could not score 5x5,

Can the Rangers put a package together, Shesterkin plus xFW or Trouba, for a Barkov plus #1 D? And would that be SC level?

Is it me, or, was Tom Renney or Alain Vigneault the last Ranger Coach to Run All Of The Lines On A More Even Basis? Let me know, but, I think that I'm right about one of those lines.

Rangers Fans need to so calm down about things. Zibanejad is having one less than stellar season, Kreider is MIA at many times, but, still puts up great numbers (Ditto with Panarin in The Non-Regular Season - it's going to happen because the teams play tighter after The Regular Season is over, which is why I think that you think so many more evenly balanced 4 lines after The Regular Season is over/even during The Whole Season). Let me know what you think

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Ultimately, they've all got to do some figuring out what to do so Zibanejad, Kreider, Panarin & some others stay, but, with more Team Friendly Contracts, according to the Full Season & maybe to their diminished role & TOI. Moreover, we've got to stop making these guys better than they are. I'd say it was the fact David Quinn called it right about The Kid Line, being very good, but not Gretzky, Kurri & Messier. We've got to Draft So Much Better, too & as you say, not have players that do much better on other teams playing bad for The Rangers. Let me know what you think

The Rangers need Bottom 6 to be players that can step up & be in Top 6 as Playmakers for after The Regular Season. The Rangers need Evan Rodrigues type player, not Blake Wheeler

Zibanejad wasn't good defensively in the Florida series. If that's the argument people are making for him, it's a pretty weak one.

Chytil is soft, can’t win faceoffs, can’t defend, not a bottom 6 guy you win a cup with. Zac Jones is tiny, we need big defenseman who play hard. We need a bottom 6 with guys who play heavy. The trick is to put three guys on a line who play similar so they find chemistry…. Vesey can’t hit the net. Our bottom 6 should be Cuylle, Goody, Othmann, Rempe, Edstrom, and another experienced player. You can even get away with having Vesey on the 4th line if you have these guys in the bottom 6. Zac Jones, Brett Berard, Kakko, Chytil are all guys the Rangers need to move on from.