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The recalls of Brett Berard and Matt Rempe may be an indication that GM Chris Drury and the hierarchy recognize that something is broken and needs repair. But the organization cannot stop at this.
For there is a perfect storm brewing that is threatening to sink the season. Half measures are not the answer.
The Rangers’ core has been largely in place since the first week of January of 2020 when Igor Shesterkin was promoted from the AHL. They had the goalie, they had added Artemi Panarin, Jacob Trouba, Adam Fox and second-overall pick Kaapo Kakko in the offseason, and they already had Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil and Ryan Lindgren in place.
The team responded to head coach David Quinn, thundering through the winter before COVID-19 shut down the league. But then the bubble tournament happened, the following season the team decided Quinn had become too oppressive, the Rangers stopped responding, and the coach, team president John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton were all fired.