Continuing with our midseason grades (top-six, bottom-six, defense, goaltending), let’s take a look at the coaching. This is going to be a tough one, as in the past we’ve usually graded each coach individually. This year I’m going to do something a little different and grade them as a collective unit on a few different areas. Change is a good thing, right?
The System – Even Strength
Ok let’s get the easy one out of the way, and that’s the system. The Rangers play a passive 1-2-2 forecheck where F1 is in and F2/F3 are usually around the blue line/red line.