Woeful Rangers finally get three-week Winter Olympics break they desperately need
NY Post
It’s hard to imagine any NHL team needing some time away from the game quite like these reeling Rangers, whose crash to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings only was underscored by a sorry 2-0 loss on home ice Thursday night against the Hurricanes.
The Blueshirts head into the league’s three-week shutdown for the Olympics in Milan with just three wins in their past 18 games (3-13-2).
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Rangers coach Mike Sullivan will head to Italy to serve as the bench boss for Team USA, and he will be joined on the American roster by captain J.T. Miller and forward Vincent Trocheck.
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As for the rest of the Rangers, who were shut out for the ninth time this season and the seventh already on the MSG ice, the break will provide the opportunity for mental and physical recuperation before the final 25 games of the season, with the looming March 6 trade deadline.
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