Sometimes, Chris Kreider’s active mind inhibits his natural ability. And just like his Rangers teammates, when Kreider simplifies things, he is at his best.
So that is how the 27-year-old winger is going to try to lead this young team out of the 2-5-3 rut that it brings into Tuesday night’s Garden match against the Ducks. His hope, and the hope of head coach David Quinn, is that by Kreider putting his head down and leading by example, the rest of the team will follow and start to dig itself out of this self-inflicted depression.
“I think there’s a little frustration, but I think it would be an issue if there wasn’t,” Kreider told The Post after Monday’s practice.