Before pulling off a comeback win against the Calgary Flames on Friday night, the Rangers play had been a little on the inconsistent side. Some of the blame Vigneault has decide to put on franchise netminder Henrik Lundqvist, which to a degree is fair but to a degree it isn't. Look I get it, Henrik Lundqvist has a high standard to live up to, the guy is the face of the franchise and one of the greatest netminders to ever play the game of hockey. But to kind of almost seemingly throw him under the bus like this isn't exactly right. AV kind of does have a point in that Hank is a little bit underperforming, but at the same time, his coaching style and defensive play haven't really been doing much to help out either Hank or the other goalie on the Rangers roster, Ondrej Pavelec.
Yet somehow, despite all the inconsistent play from the goalies and the defense, the Rangers still manage to sit just three points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. I really still have the feeling that AV needs his head checked. He has the guts to call out his goalies play, yet he is unable to try and fix the problems that he's been doing with keeping his players ready to play every night and to be able to make sure he is adjusting in game to try and give the Rangers the best chance to win every single time out there. Look I get it, AV may have been trying to use this as a motivational tool to get the team to play better. But before you decide to go out and call out your best defensive player and face of the team, you had better make damn sure that you have enough credit to cover your own rear end. AV doesn't have that right now.
The way I look at it, with some of the decisions that Vigneault has made, he may just be coaching his way right out of a job here in New York!
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