In an offseason that has seen the New York Rangers’ top two offensive minded defensemen leave the team– Keith Yandle and Dan Boyle–the Rangers have to go back to the drawing board with their powerplays, as they should have anyway, because it was absolutely pathetic in the playoffs, scoring at only a 10.5% clip which ranked 13th in the league.
According to Left Wing Lock, The New York Rangers’ most common powerplay combination last year was a combination of 4 forwards and 1 defenseman, the forwards being Derek Stepan, Chris Kreider, Mats Zuccarello and the since traded Derick Brassard with defenseman Keith Yandle.