"This kind of scoring ineptitude hasn't occurred in almost 100 years. Fitting, I suppose, that this would happen to the Rangers during their centennial season. At some point no results needs to bring about change. Chris Drury made the decision to move on from certain players, and build this team to play Mike Sullivan hockey. With every player is currently in the worst shooting percentage slump of their careers, it's looking like a bad choice."
"At some point, you wonder if Henrik Lundqvist is going to have to talk with Igor Shesterkin about how to manage a team that can't score, and you can't help but feel bad for Shesterkin too. One goal and it's been pretty much game over for the Rangers on home ice. The body language disappears after one goal against, and the Jekyll and Hyde act on the road vs home has really come to a head at this point."
The Rangers were shut out at home five times, tying a franchise record and becoming the first NHL team in almost 100 years to be shut out five times in their first seven home games. That loss also ended the Islanders' three-year winless streak at Madison Square Garden. The team is suffering historic scoring ineptitude during its centennial season. General manager Chris Drury retooled the roster to fit Mike Sullivan's system, but players are in the worst shooting-percentage slumps of their careers. The team's home body language collapses after one goal, creating a stark home/road split. Returning players may not fix structural and mental problems.
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