The first preseason game day for New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette unfortunately did not go as planned. A string of misfortune hit the Blueshirts and their new bench manager, with the hapless sequence culminating in a disappointing, shutout loss against the Bruins.
Peter Laviolette’s disappointing first gameday with the Rangers
In the morning scrimmage, Laviolette had to deal with injuries to star forward Mika Zibaenjead and one of the team’s most promising prospects, Brennan Othmann.
Then, the team’s travels to Boston for their first preseason game were delayed due to inclement weather (the 5:00 p.