Four games into the 2020-2021 — 21? How does this work? — season and we’ve already seemingly hit a point of critical mass when it comes to the New York Rangers and their defense.
The Rangers have seven defenseman who are rotating in and out of the everyday lineup. In no particular order Jack Johnson, Jacob Trouba, K’Andre Miller, Brendan Smith, Adam Fox, Tony DeAngelo, and Ryan Lindgren. Of those seven players, two have never been good in their own end (DeAngelo and Johnson) and one is forcing everyone to look at the number of years left on his extension and wonder if Lindy Ruff wasn’t the issue (Trouba).