Another day, another frustrating game that should have easily been a two point night for the NY Rangers. You hate to watch leads slip away from careless play and worse decisions, especially late in the third period. Gerard Gallant’s in-game decisions may have cost the Rangers by simply not playing the hot hand, and once again sticking to his stubborn line rotation. .
The first glaring coaching mistake is that Gallant had to have Vincent Trocheck’s line out after Mika Zibanejad’s, despite it being clear the line was not having a good game. The kids were dominating, scored both goals, but were not trusted late to do their thing.