Laviolette’s First Call Out
After a disorganized and largely ineffective effort against the Islanders, Head Coach Peter Laviolette called out the Rangers lack of effort and failure to adhere to some simple basics. When asked about the game, he summed it up as “Not Good”, saying that the performance isn’t “what we want to be”.
The coach was quick to dismiss the suggestion that it was simply a case of the team learning a new system, pointing out that backchecking and finishing checks are a “universal language”.