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Rangers Mimic Sullivan’s Penguins Success
Rangers adopt Penguins’ identity under Sullivan’s coaching philosophy.
In brief
Rangers adopt Penguins’ identity under Sullivan’s coaching philosophy. Rangers’ new checking and forechecking system mirrors Mike Sullivan’s Penguins success. Originally reported by New York Post.
Rangers adopt Sullivan’s identity
Marcus Pettersson says the Rangers are mirroring Mike Sullivan’s Penguins success with their checking and forechecking approach.
“I feel like, early in the year where it’s, some teams find it early, some teams are searching for that identity”
Pettersson’s role in system
Pettersson, 26, has collected two assists and excelled with Sean Durzi on the second pairing.
Penalty kill unit strength
Rangers’ penalty kill has killed 31 penalties with 93.5% success rate, the second-best in the NHL.
Sullivan’s coaching impact
Sullivan’s teams emphasized effective puck movement to create offense without highlight reels.
“It doesn’t mean that you’re highlight reel, doing spin-o-rama, wheeling outside the zone every shift”
Rangers’ penalty kill success
Rangers killed all three penalties in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Blue Jackets, including a 4-on-3 overtime situation.
Here's the gist
Rangers’ new checking and forechecking system mirrors Mike Sullivan’s Penguins success.
