"The New York Rangers' season is over before the Olympic break, as a landslide of shambolic hockey has left the entire organization stunned. Wednesday night featured their ninth loss in 11 games in an 8-4 meltdown against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden. It is the second time in three games that the Blueshirts have yielded eight or more goals after getting ripped apart for 10 on Saturday by the Bruins in Boston."
"We've gone through a rash of emotions. There's been tons of anger, Sullivan said following Wednesday night's beatdown. We've run the gamut of emotions here trying to right this thing and get it going in the right direction. We'll continue to try to solve it. There's no easy answers. We have to work hard, we have to work together, we have to stick together that's what we have to do."
"Much of the blame falls on the shoulders of general manager Chris Drury, who has led a team that advanced to a pair of Eastern Conference Finals in a three-year stretch from 2021 to 2024 and is now on the precipice of a second straight playoff-less season. While Rangers fans chanted Fire Drury at MSG for the second straight game, a significant sell before the March 6 deadline is necessary. That appears to be the only way to jolt this team awake."
The New York Rangers have collapsed before the Olympic break, suffering nine losses in 11 games and an 8-4 defeat to the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden. The team allowed eight or more goals twice in three games, including a 10-goal surrender to the Boston Bruins. The Rangers have won only five of 22 home games, with just two regulation victories. They have 46 points through 48 games, sit last in the Eastern Conference, and carry a minus-21 goal differential, the fourth-worst in the NHL. Coach Mike Sullivan called for hard work and unity, while fans demanded general manager Chris Drury be fired. A major sell-off before the March 6 trade deadline appears likely to be necessary.
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