GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Common logic and a folksy proverb dictate that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. So it stands to reason that Alain Vigneault must have seen something particularly troubling in Tuesday’s loss to Vancouver because the Rangers that practiced on Thursday looked mighty different from the ones that have taken the ice for the past few weeks.
Despite their 10-4-0 record, Vigneault spent the morning shifting around all four lines and two defensive pairings in preparation for their four-game road trip — one that will go a long way in determining whether this team is actually as good as its current record indicates.