Vincent Trocheck Gives Brutally Honest Take on the New York Rangers Struggles

The New York Rangers have been falling drastically as of late, and on Monday ahead of the holiday break, they seemingly hit rock bottom against a Metropolitan Division rival.

In that game, the Rangers were decimated by the New Jersey Devils, who came away winners 5-0 in a blowout, while also embarrassing the Rangers after they traded Kaapo Kakko away.

Now, veteran leader Vincent Trocheck has given his honest opinion of how the Rangers play has been as of late, and he was blunt, honest, and to the point in his scathing assessment of their play.

In the game, New York was outshot 29-12, and with Chris Kreider benched for the game, the warning signs for this team are there unless something changes very soon.

Trocheck himself has quietly had a solid year, posting 9 goals and 20 points through 34 games, but with the team as a whole not putting in the effort needed to be a Stanley Cup contender, they've been thoroughly embarrassed as of late.

There's still plenty of time for New York to turn things around, but given that they've not played well in any phase of the game and have consistently been out-hustled, the warning signs are there for the team to fall apart completely unless something changes from the top of the organization down.

The rumors have persisted around the likes of Chris Kreider and Ryan Lindgren, but simply put the effort of the whole team hasn't been good enough, and if Trocheck calling them out ahead of a few days away from the spotlight doesn't help, it may be time for them to make a huge change.