The Rangers were running through power-play drills with a couple of revamped units during Wednesday’s practice when the head coach interrupted the proceedings with the same message that might have been delivered by Tom Renney, John Tortorella and Alain Vigneault before him.
“Shoot the damn thing!” David Quinn bellowed. “It’s not a beauty contest! Get the puck to the net!”
Simplifying the power play is a mentality that does not come naturally to the pretty pass-first Blueshirts, who perennially have looked to make the artful dodge with the man-advantage rather than simply pounding it through from the top and driving for rebounds.