"As brought up during the broadcast 1st intermission, the Minnesota Wild had 39 shot attempts in the first period alone while the Rangers were only able to muster up 12 attempts themselves. This is not a knock on Minnesota, they should be a playoff team come April and have plenty of depth, but they were missing some of their weapons and the Rangers couldn't capitalize."
"Unfortunately, half of that top six can't hit water if they fell out of a boat thus far. Will Cuylle, Alexis Lafreniere, and Conor Sheary are just not up to snuff right now, and that is a major red flag when discussing Lafreniere in particular. The hope is obviously that things return to normal when Vincent Trocheck comes off of LTIR,"
Mika Zibanejad set up Artemi Panarin after a strong Will Cuylle forecheck, giving the Rangers a goal and moving Zibanejad into the top 10 in franchise assists with 341. The team otherwise struggled in a 3-1 home loss characterized by missed passes, timid shooting, poor team defense, and a premature goalie pull. Minnesota dominated early with 39 first-period shot attempts to New York's 12. Several top-six forwards, including Cuylle, Alexis Lafreniere, and Conor Sheary, have underperformed, leaving limited scoring options until Vincent Trocheck returns from LTIR. Carson Soucy returned from IR, Scott Morrow was reassigned, and defensive depth remains a concern.
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