It is no secret that during the 2017-2018 campaign, the Rangers lacked physicality, toughness, and grit. Alain Vigneault pushed a north-south, fast paced type of play. He encouraged speed and skill and when you opt to play that type of game, you can lose sight of tenacity.
However, you cannot fault Alain Vigneault for the Rangers’ lack of physicality. If you look at the Rangers team in recent years, you had players like Dan Girardi, Kevin Klein, Tanner Glass, Daniel Carcillo, and Ryan Callahan, just to name a few. Of course, the trade consisting of Ryan McDonagh and J.