There were no shortage of critics in the hiring of Peter Laviolette as many, myself included, wondered if he was too “old school” for the modern NHL. Saturday night in Columbus, albeit in a loss, there were encouraging signs from Peter Laviolette, showing he is currently in touch with the modern game.
The Rangers entered the third period down 4-1 even though they had been utterly dominating the Blue Jackets. Previous Rangers coaches over the last decade would’ve gone with a sad and predictable route. Laviolette took a much different approach than we’re all used to and that’s the fact that he trusted in his youth and his skill to try and bring the club back.