This summer, the New York Rangers looked deep inside their organization...and decided that head coach John Tortorella had to go for the team to take the next step.
A little over six months later, Tortorella's new team is rapidly climbing the Western Conference standings, and the Rangers are mired in a season-long slump that has them on the playoff bubble in the East.
Does it follow that New York made a huge mistake? To answer that, we turn to our experts, Dave Lozo and Adrian Dater:
Lozo starts us off with a brief summation of his position and a polite request for Dater's take:
But not only does Dater disagree, he decides to cripple Lozo's ability to respond with a preemptive strike:
Lozo decides to respond to Dater's factual argument rather than stooping to a simple trade of insults. Yeah, I thought it was a bad idea too.
Unsurprisingly, Dater takes advantage of the soft play:
Hmm. If only there were an impartial third party who could step in and give Lozo a moment to catch his br ...
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Article written by Jonathan Willis
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