"When the Rangers announced just before game time that Artemi Panarin would sit due to roster management pending trades, you had an idea how the game would go. Still winless against the Islanders in the Matthew Schaefer era, the Rangers seemingly had no interest in the game and hung their goaltender out to dry. With everything going on around them, you'd think one of these supposed leaders would try to calm things down,"
"Speaking of those soft leaders, Vincent Trocheck, what you have done for me lately? I have never seen a hockey player more visibly checked out from his team. It seems he and JT Miller are cut from the same cloth as amplifiers. When things are good, they are good. When things are bad, they are bad. Now with Trocheck, he won't put up points in droves without Panarin, so his value may dip a bit in a perceived slump."
"Spencer Martin is simply not an NHL goaltender, and in a way it's hard not to fee bad for the guy. He's in an impossible situation. He made a few great saves in the game, but the volume proved too much. The team won't pick themselves up and play better in front of him to make his life easier either, they've instead resorted to coasting and waiting. We get people are human, but this is just brutal to watch."
Artemi Panarin sat out before game time for roster-management reasons, and the Rangers showed little interest, losing while hanging their goaltender out to dry. The team lacks leadership, with Vincent Trocheck and JT Miller appearing disengaged; Trocheck's production depends on Panarin, potentially lowering his trade value before the Olympics. Spencer Martin is not NHL-ready, facing an impossible situation despite some strong saves as defensive effort dwindled and players coasted. The team should give young players more ice time, promote Gabe Perreault and Morrow to power-play duties, and make bolder roster and coaching choices.
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