Any time criticism is raised against the New York Rangers Head Coach, there tends to be strong backlash. The reasoning seems to be that he doesn’t deserve the criticism due to his record. Taking a look, one can see that he has indeed been a successful coach over the last decade for both the Vancouver Canucks and now the Rangers.
However, any member of the organization, be it GM, coach or player, should not be above criticism. Each is responsible for the success and failure of the team.
Additionally, any criticism, including the opinion that Vigneault should be relieved of his duties, is perceived as a message that he is a bad head coach.