Through five games New York Rangers head coach David Quinn has given alternate captain Marc Staal an average of 16:46 TOI/GP. For Staal, 31, that’s a noteworthy drop from the ice time he saw last season under former head coach Alain Vigneault. So, what has Quinn gotten out of the Rangers’ longest-tenured skater thus far?
Through five games Staal has one assist, eight shots on net, and three minor penalties. A closer look at the numbers tells us that Staal has a -3.6 relative Corsi for percentage (only Adam McQuaid’s -4.