Rangers coach David Quinn of the Rangers stands behind the bench during the team's game against the Washington Capitals on Feb. 4. Credit: AP/Bruce Bennett
Maybe David Quinn really is so focused on the immediate task at hand — the desperate battle to try and somehow make the playoffs — that he truly wasn’t able to answer the question any other way. Or maybe the Rangers coach was deliberately trying to send a message to his team about the urgency of Thursday’s game against the Islanders.
Either way, when Quinn was asked Thursday morning if he would consider the current season a success for the young Rangers, regardless of whether they make the playoffs, the third-year coach was having none of it.