NY Rangers skills development has been a topic for quite some time, but has come into focus lately. As the Rangers continue to try to get more out of Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere, their progress with skating, stick handling, and reading plays comes into question. These are all hockey skills, and it makes you wonder whether their skills coach and player development is adequate. Do the Rangers have a Mark Ciaccio problem?
What we know
The Rangers have a pair of top-2 picks plus a pair of top-10 picks. None have panned out the way people have hoped, with two (Lias Andersson, Vitali Kravtsov) considered to be busts.