The New York Rangers have hired their coach, held their press conference and let the hockey world know they have their man. Now that man needs to get to work and the first thing on his to-do list should be improving the struggling defensive core on his team.
The Blueshirts had a revolving door when it came to the defensemen last season. Ryan McDonagh, Brendan Smith, Anthony DeAngelo, Marc Staal, Nick Holden, Brady Skjei, Kevin Shattenkirk, Steven Kampfer, John Gilmour, Neal Pionk, Rob O’Gara and Ryan Sproul all stood on the blue line at one time or another.