Why the Rangers Coach And GM Deserve Blame For The Club's Slump

   

There has to be accountability for the Rangers' recent slump from everyone including Chris Drury and Peter Laviolette.

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There's a not-so-cheery hockey homily that says you can tell when a coach has lost his team. The clues are obvious.

1. The coach says "Do it this way" and the players do it THAT way.

2. The players perform as if they're dead from the neck up.

3. The coach pleads "yes-yes," but there's no-no in the skaters' eyes."

Check the Blueshirts' optics and you might find the definition of BLEARY.

As of this second – not to mention Wednesday's game in Carolina – Peter Laviolette is safe.