Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant says team won't be pushed around by Tom Wilson next season
After the May 3rd incident at Madison Square Garden where Tom Wilson punched Pavel Buchenevich while he was down on the ice and injuring Artemi Panarin, Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant says his team won't be overtaken by Wilson.
"It's not going to overtake the team," Gallant told Larry Brooks of The New York Post. "Fortunately for me, I got the opportunity to be the coach and we're going to change it a little bit, the way the team is going to play and respond to issues like that. I don't think they're going to happen anymore."
One reason that Wilson won't be an issue for New York anymore is that they brought in some size and toughness to their forward group this off-season by trading for and signing Ryan Reaves and Barclay Goodrow.
"I think our team is going to play a good, solid game and we've got the guys who are going to play a physical game and a good brand of hockey. That's the brand that wins hockey games when you can get your top players playing the way they want to play and don't have to worry about stuff," Gallant added. "That's going to go a long way with the New York Rangers hockey team this year."
The Rangers will open their 2021-22 campaign on October 13th against Tom Wilson and the Washington Capitals.
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
| David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Tim Stutzle | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Adam Gaudette | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
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