Potential New York Ranger Kurtis Gabriel (left) and Anaheim Ducks left wing Nicolas Deslauriers (20) trade punches Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
The playoffs are where your weaknesses get exposed and last summer Carolina exposed the New York Rangers’ weakness while in the bubble. One of the weaknesses exposed was a lack of team toughness. Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it and sure enough, the Rangers repeated when professional clown Tom Wilson decided to try to murder Artemi Panarin. The Rangers had no one on the roster to make Wilson pay.