The recalls of Brett Berard and Matt Lempe may indicate that GM Chris Drury and his executives recognize that something is broken and needs fixing. However, the organization cannot stop there.
That's because a perfect storm is brewing that threatens to sink this season. Half-hearted measures are not the answer.
The Rangers' core has been largely entrenched since the first week of January 2020, when Igor Shesterkin was promoted from the AHL. They have goaltenders, adding Artemi Panarin, Jacob Trueba, Adam Fox and No. 2 overall pick Kaapo Kakko in the offseason, and already have Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Filip Sitil and Ryan.・Keeping Lindgren in place.
The team responded to head coach David Quinn's call and struggled through the winter before the league shut down due to COVID-19. But the bubble tournament happened, and the following season the team decided Quinn had become too demanding, so the Rangers stopped responding, and the coach, team president John Davidson, and general manager Jeff Gorton were all fired.
