Fans call for Chris Drury's job after the Rangers create NHL history in the most embarrassing way
The New York Rangers have just created NHL history in the most embarrassing why possible following another shutout loss at Madison Square Garden this season.
The Rangers became the first team in NHL history to suffer six shutout losses through their first 17 home games. That number is as jarring as it sounds, especially in a building that once defined offensive swagger and momentum.
This latest mark came after a 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, one night after a 4-1 defeat against the Anaheim Ducks. Two straight home games and one total goal.
Through 35 games, the Rangers sit at 16-15-4, a record that looks passable on paper but hides a deeply uncomfortable truth. At home, this team is broken offensively.
Six shutouts in 17 games isn't bad luck. It's systemic. Entries stall, pucks die on the walls, and traffic in front of the net disappears the moment things get tight.
Madison Square Garden becoming a problem for New York Rangers
The New York Rangers don't lack talent. Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, earlier this season, and a supporting cast with NHL experience should not be rewriting history like this.
Yet here they are. Ten of the Rangers' 15 losses have come at MSG, turning home ice into a weight instead of an advantage.
Rangers are the first team in NHL history to suffer 6 shutout losses through 17 home games.
This isn't about one goalie stealing games or one bad week. Seventeen home games is a real sample size. The Rangers have repeatedly failed to solve opponents in their own building, and even some fans are left questioning why Chris Drury still has a job as the Rangers President and General Manager.
Records like this don't disappear quietly. They linger, and for a franchise built on pride, this one cuts deep.
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