Everyone wants this not only to work, but to work in a hurry. That, however, is not how rebuilds work in the NHL, even after securing the second-overall selection in the entry draft and signing a free-agent talent as elite as Artemi Panarin.
There are no shortcuts to success. That is something for us all to remember, but perhaps most importantly the players in the Rangers room. For taking shortcuts on the ice leads to a losing streak in which the team is outscored by an aggregate 17-5 over three games plus almost 35 minutes of the fourth.