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Alain Vigneault and the illusion of accountability

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Accountability has been a word thrown around by many Rangers fans this year. Its meaning can be subjective. The name on the jersey can sometimes influence accountability, even if it shouldn’t. The job of a coach is to fight through subjective reasoning and enforce accountability at an objective level.

Accountability has been an issue all year for the Rangers. Veterans who have played poorly have not been benched. Heck, they haven’t even seen their ice time slashed. Kids that make rookie mistakes are scratched. Second year players are called out publicly. Others are benched mid-game.

This came to a head last night against the Islanders, as J.