Tuesday night's overtime loss at home to the Pittsburgh Penguins dropped the New York Rangers to an uncharacteristically poor 1-5-1 on the season -- dead last in the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division.
There's plenty of blame to go around, between coaching and inefficient play in all three areas of the ice, but solving the Rangers' struggles might not be an easy fix.
The league's highest-paid goaltender, Henrik Lundqvist, is off to a dull start, ranking 24th and 28th in save percentage (.902) and goals against average (3.23), respectively. Elsewhere, the Rangers have $13.