The Rangers have not played good hockey at all this month. They won on the back of Henrik Lundqvist, and now that he is returning to normal –not a .960 SV% goalie– the Rangers are losing games and looking bad doing it. But let’s be real, they were looking bad while winning games previously, so this losing skid isn’t a surprise to those that watched the process.
Process breeds results, and the Rangers have had a poor process all season. Carolina isn’t a good team, so now is the time to take a step back, right that ship, and get back to doing the small things that improve overall process.